96. An application for an adoption shall be filed with the court together with, (a) a certified copy of the statement of live birth of the child to be adopted or where unobtainable, other proof of the date of birth satisfactory to the court; (b) where the child is a Crown ward, (i) the consent of a Director in Form 48, (ii) a certified copy of any order under Part III of the Act terminating access to the child, and (iii) a certified copy of the order of Crown wardship; (c) where the child is not a Crown ward and is placed for adoption by a licensee under Part VII of the Act, (i) evidence that the licensee is a licensee entitled to place the child for adoption under the Act, (ii) a certified copy of any outstanding order made under any Act respecting custody of or access to the child of which the person placing the child for adoption has knowledge, (iii) the consent in Form 49 of every person other than an applicant or a person who has filed a consent in Form 50 under clause (h) who is a parent of the child within the meaning of the Act or who has lawful custody or control of the child and of whom the person placing the child for adoption has knowledge, and (iv) an affidavit of a licensee under Part VII of the Act stating, (A) that the licensee has made reasonable inquiries as to the matters deposed to, (B) that the licensee has no knowledge of any outstanding order, or stating the particulars of any outstanding order of which the licensee has knowledge, respecting custody of or access to the child, (C) that the licensee has no knowledge of any person who is a parent of the child within the meaning of the Act or stating the particulars of any such other person of whom the licensee has knowledge, (D) that the licensee has no knowledge of any other person who has lawful custody or control of the child or stating the particulars of any such other person of whom the licensee has knowledge, (E) that the licensee has no knowledge of any other adoption application in respect of the child or stating the particulars of any such other application of which the licensee has knowledge, (F) that the licensee has no knowledge of any recission or withdrawal of a consent to adoption, and (G) that the licensee has given any person being adopted who is seven years of age or more and any parent an opportunity to seek counselling and independent legal advice with respect to the consent; (d) where the child is not a Crown ward and is not placed for adoption by a licensee, (i) a certified copy of any outstanding order made under any Act respecting custody of or access to the child of which any applicant has knowledge, (ii) the consent in Form 49 of every person other than an applicant or a person who has filed a consent in Form 50 under clause (h) who is a parent within the meaning of the Act or who has lawful custody or control of the child and of whom any applicant has knowledge, and (iii) an affidavit of each applicant in a relative or stepparent adoption within the meaning of Part VII of the Act or, if the child is not a Crown ward and is placed for adoption by a children’s aid society, an affidavit of an employee of the society authorized for that purpose, stating, (A) that the applicant has made reasonable inquiries as to the matters deposed to, (B) that the applicant has no knowledge of any outstanding order, or stating the particulars of any outstanding order of which the applicant has knowledge, respecting custody of or access to the child, (C) that the applicant has no knowledge of any other person who is a parent of the child within the meaning of the Act or stating the particulars of any such other person of whom the applicant has knowledge, (D) that the applicant has no knowledge of any other person who has lawful custody or control of the child or stating the particulars of any such other person of whom the applicant has knowledge, and (E) that the applicant has not made any other adoption application in respect of the child or stating the particulars of any such other adoption application; (e) where the child is seven years of age or over, the consent of the child in Form 52; (f) where the child is married, the consent of the child’s spouse; (g) where the child is under sixteen years of age or sixteen years of age or more but has not withdrawn from parental control and has not been married and a report on the adjustment of the child in the home of the applicant is required, the report; (h) where the applicant has a spouse within the meaning of the Human Rights Code, who has not joined in the application, the consent of that spouse in Form 50; (i) where applicable, the recommendation in Form 53 by a Director or in Form 54 by the local director of the children’s aid society, as the case may be; and (j) an affidavit of adopting parent in Form 51. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 202, r. 96.