[2024] KEHC 11664 (KLR)
The court found that the application for adoption was meritorious, having considered the affidavits, the Children Officers Report, and other supporting documents, all of which recommended the adoption. The statutory requirements for adoption were satisfied, and the orders sought were in the best interests of the...
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- Citation
- [2024] KEHC 11664 (KLR)
- Parties
- Applicant: LNN; Respondent: ENN
- Court
- High Court
- Court Station
- High Court at Nyeri
- Jurisdiction
- Kenya
- Case Number
- Adoption Cause E003 of 2020
- Procedural Posture
- Adoption Cause / Ruling on Originating Summons
- Outcome
- Originating summons allowed as prayed.
- Judges
- M Muya
- Legal Topics
- Adoption of Children, Child Citizenship, Legal Guardianship
- Source Language
- en
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Parties
LNN
Applicant
ENN
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Adoption Cause / Ruling on Originating Summons
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the applicant should be authorized to adopt Baby AW and rename the child as LWN.
- 2 Whether the child should be pronounced a Kenyan citizen by birth.
- 3 Whether ENN should be appointed as legal guardian in the event of the applicant's death.
Ratio Decidendi
The court found that the application for adoption was meritorious, having considered the affidavits, the Children Officers Report, and other supporting documents, all of which recommended the adoption. The statutory requirements for adoption were satisfied, and the orders sought were in the best interests of the child. The court therefore allowed the application as prayed, granting all the orders sought in the originating summons.
Court Disposition
Originating summons allowed as prayed.
Orders
- The child to be adopted is pronounced a Kenyan citizen by birth.
- The applicant is authorized to adopt Baby AW, who shall be known as LWN.
Full Case Text
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In re Baby AW (The Child) (Adoption Cause E003 of 2020) [2024] KEHC 11664 (KLR) (6 June 2024) (Ruling)
Neutral citation: [2024] KEHC 11664 (KLR)
Republic of Kenya
In the High Court at Nyeri
Adoption Cause E003 of 2020
M Muya, J
June 6, 2024
IN THE MATTER OF LWN (MINOR)
In the matter of
LNN
Applicant
Ruling
1. The originating summons dated 30th November, 2020 seeks the following orders:-1. That the child to be adopted be pronounced as a Kenyan citizen by birth.2. That the applicant be authorized to adopt Baby AW to be known as LWN.3. That ENN be appointed as the legal guardian to the child on the event of the death of the applicant.4. That the registrar general be ordered to enter into the children register an entry of the adoption.
2. I have duly perused the application and affidavits in support and the various reports including the Children Officers Report all which recommend adoptions of the child. I find the Originating Summons dated 30th November, 2020 to have merit.
3. It is allowed as prayed
RULING DELIVERED IN OPEN COURT THIS 6TH DAY OF JUNE, 2024 IN OPEN COURT AND IN THE PRESENCE OF:-.....................M. MUYAJUDGE