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whether the statements in the form of application required by subsection 11(1) are true and complete, particularly as regards the date of birth and the identity of the child;

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whether any payment or other reward in consideration of the adoption has been received or agreed upon, and whether it is consistent with the welfare of the child;

whether the means and status of the applicant are such as to enable him to maintain and bring up the child suitably, and what right to or interest in property the child has;

what insurance, if any, has been effected on the life of the child;

whether it is desirable for the welfare of the child that the

Court should be asked to make an interim order or, in making an adoption order, to impose any particular terms or conditions or to require the adopter to make any particular provision for the child.

The guardian ad litem shall regard all information obtained by him in the course of his investigation as confidential, and shall not divulge any part of it to any other person except so far as may be necessary for the proper execution of his duty.

Attendance before the Court of parties: power to dispense