In re Thomson and Thomson - [1958] NZLR 580

Family and domestic relationships — Marriage — Consent of Court — Jurisdiction — Adopted Son and Natural Daughter of the Adoptive Parents seeking Consent to their Marriage — Parties, in Law, Brother and Sister and so within Prohibited Degrees of Consanguinity — No Jurisdiction to grant Consent — Adoption Act 1955 s. 16 (2) (a) (c) — Marriage Act 1955, ss. 15 (1) (2), Second Schedule.