https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/kehc/2026/12067
The court found the application merited because the documentary record, the positive Children Department report, and the interviews with the applicants and proposed legal guardians satisfied it that the adoption served the minor's welfare and that all requested ancillary orders were justified.
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- Citation
- [2026] KEHC 12067 (KLR)
- Parties
- 1st Applicant: BGMH; 2nd Applicant: MAH; Minor: Precious JN; Proposed Legal Guardian: BOO; Proposed Legal Guardian: MAA; Proposed Legal Guardian: Jeannette Marie Horn; Guardian Ad Litem: LAM
- Court
- High Court
- Jurisdiction
- Kenya
- Case Number
- Adoption Cause E100 of 2026
- Procedural Posture
- Adoption Cause / Judgment on an Originating Summons for Adoption
- Outcome
- Allowed
- Judges
- ["HK Chemitei"]
- Legal Topics
- Application for Adoption Order, Appointment of Legal Guardians, Declaration That Child Was Born in Kenya, Discharge of Guardian Ad Litem, Consideration of Social Inquiry Report
- Source Language
- en
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Parties
BGMH
1st Applicant
MAH
2nd Applicant
Precious JN
Minor
BOO
Proposed Legal Guardian
MAA
Proposed Legal Guardian
Jeannette Marie Horn
Proposed Legal Guardian
LAM
Guardian Ad Litem
Procedural Posture
Adoption Cause / Judgment on an Originating Summons for Adoption
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the applicants met the legal threshold for an adoption order
- 2 Whether the proposed legal guardians should be appointed
- 3 Whether the child should be indicated as having been born in Kenya
Ratio Decidendi
The court found the application merited because the documentary record, the positive Children Department report, and the interviews with the applicants and proposed legal guardians satisfied it that the adoption served the minor's welfare and that all requested ancillary orders were justified.
Court Disposition
Allowed
Orders
- The applicants were authorised to adopt Precious JN, who shall be known as Precious JN Horn.
- The Registrar General shall enter the adoption in the Register of Adoptions.
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In re JN (Minor) (Adoption Cause E100 of 2026) [2026] KEHC 12067 (KLR) (Family) (30 July 2026) (Judgment) Neutral citation: [2026] KEHC 12067 (KLR) Republic of Kenya In the High Court at Nairobi (Milimani Law Courts) Family Adoption Cause E100 of 2026 HK Chemitei, J July 30, 2026 IN THE MATTER OF PJN (MINOR) In the matter of BGMH 1st Applicant MAH 2nd Applicant Judgment 1.In their Originating Summons dated 22nd May 2026 the Applicants are seeking orders that:(a)They be authorised to adopt Precious JN a minor and who is to be known as Precious JN Horn and the Registrar General be directed to enter this adoption into the Register of Adoptions.(b)BOO, MAA and Jeannette Marie Horn be appointed as the legal guardians of the minor.(c)The child be indicated to have been born in Kenya. 2.The summons is based on the joint statement as well as the supporting affidavit of even date by the applicants. 3.The court on 4th June 2026 appointed the guardian ad litem and directed the Children Department to prepare a report in respect to the minor. 4.I have perused the report dated 22nd June 2026 and the same is positive. 5.I have also had the chance to interview the applicant’s and the legal guardians online and they all appreciated their respective responsibilities. 6.In the premises and based on the paper trail on record from various agencies this court is satisfied that the application is merited. 7.The same is hereby allowed as prayed with no order as to costs. 8.LAM is hereby discharged as the guardian ad litem. DATED SIGNED AND DELIVERED VIA VIDEO LINK AT NAIROBI THIS 30TH DAY OF JULY, 2026.H.K. CHEMITEIJUDGE, FCIArb.