County Court Rules (Northern Ireland) 1981

Verification of petition and documents to be exhibited thereto

6.—(1) Every petition and every document exhibited thereto under paragraph (2) shall be verified by affidavit in the form appended to Forms 250 and 251.

(2) Every document proper for proving the statements in the petition shall be exhibited thereto and in particular—

(a) where notice under section 3(1)(b) of the Act is required to be served on the area board, a copy of the notice served;

(b) except where the petitioner desires the court under section 5(1) of the Act to dispense with the consent of a parent or guardian of the infant, a document attested in accordance with section 6(3) of the Act signifying the consent of every parent or guardian of the infant in Form 252;

(c) except where the petitioner desires the court under section 5(3) of the Act to dispense with the consent of his or her spouse or except where the petition is made jointly by two spouses, a statutory declaration in Form 253 signifying the consent of the spouse of the petitioner;

(d) where the petition is a joint petition by spouses, their marriage certificate or other evidence of marriage;

(e) where the birth of the infant has been registered or where the infant has been previously adopted, the birth certificate or, as the case may be, a certified copy of the entry in the Adopted Children Register, referred to in the Form of consent by the parent or guardian;

(f) except where the petitioner is the mother or father of the infant or the infant has reached the upper limit of compulsory school age, the certificate of a fully-registered medical practitioner as to the health of the petitioner or petitioners which may be in Form 254.