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KKO 308/2012 AI generated

Supreme Court dismisses appeal regarding custody and visitation rights of a child placed for adoption against father's will.

Case Number KKO 308/2012
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Jurisdiction Finland (FI)
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Outcome Dismissed
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The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal concerning the custody and visitation rights of a child placed for adoption without the father's consent. The child was placed with adoptive parents A and B in 2007, and paternity was subsequently established in May 2007. The court ruled that the adoption arrangement and the child's best interests, prioritized by the state, justified denying the father's request for custody and visitation.

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Laki lapsen oikeuksista 587/2014; Laki lapsen ja vanhempien välisestä yhteysyhteisöstä 498/2007: When a child is placed for adoption against a parent's will, the court may deny custody and visitation rights if the adoption serves the child's best interests.

Keywords

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adoption placement paternity establishment custody denial visitation rights best interests of child supreme court appeal family law dispute

Cited Legislation

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Laki lapsen oikeuksista 587/2014
Laki lapsen ja vanhempien välisestä yhteysyhteisöstä 498/2007
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ECLI:FI:KKO:2025:51
Supreme Court allows paternity suit despite lack of family ties, ruling it compatible with child's best interests and constitution.
kho-precedent_1998_28
Supreme Administrative Court allows adoption revocation when child's best interests are not compromised by return.
insurance_2012_4348-2011
Finnish Insurance Court dismissed mother's child benefit claim as father de facto cared for child despite court orders.
ECLI:FI:KKO:2024:46
Supreme Court allows adoption without father's consent due to exceptional circumstances and child's best interests.
admin_2005_vaasa__150
Father's right to be heard in child custody proceedings was upheld despite initial social board exclusion.

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Lokakuussa 2006 syntynyt lapsi oli tammikuussa 2007 äidin suostumuksella, mutta isän tietämättä, sijoitettu A:n ja B:n kotiin adoption vahvistamistarkoituksessa. Isyys oli vahvistettu toukokuussa 2007. Kysymys lapsen huollon uskomisesta isälle tai A:lle ja B:lle. Kysymys myös lapsen oikeudesta tavata isäänsä.