(1) The Court may, on consideration of the documents and evidence filed under section 96, make an adoption order if it is satisfied that —
(a) the requirements of this Act have been complied with;
(b) the prospective adoptive parent is able to fulfil the obligations and exercise parental responsibility in relation to the child; and
(c) the best interest of the child will be served by the granting of the adoption order.
(2) Without limiting subsection (1), the Court shall —
(a) take into account the wishes or feelings expressed by the child, in light of the age, maturity and understanding of the child; and
(b) consider whether there is a need for arrangements to allow a person to have contact with the child and to that effect consider existing or proposed arrangements and obtain views of the parties to the proceedings.
(3) An adoption order must contain a direction to the Registrar to make in the Register of Adoptions an entry and must specify the particulars to be entered.
(4) If an adoption order is made by the Court, the Registrar shall cause compliance to be made with the directions contained in the order in regard to marking an entry in the Register of Births with the word “Adopted” and in regard to making the appropriate entry in the Register of Adoptions.
(5) An adoption order may be made even if the child to be adopted is already an adopted child.
(6) If an adoption order is made by the Court in respect of a child who has previously been the subject of an adoption order made under this Act or the repealed Act, the order must contain a direction to the Registrar to cause the previous entry in the Register of Adoptions to be marked with the word “Re-adopted”.