[2024] KEHC 6811 (KLR)

[2024] KEHC 6811 (KLR)

The court found that the adoption application, filed in 2003 for the adoption of Daniella Riziki Regina as an infant, had lapsed due to the passage of 21 years, during which time the subject became an adult. The court held that the application could not be granted as the legal basis for adoption as a minor no longer...

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Citation
[2024] KEHC 6811 (KLR)
Parties
Applicant: __MISSING__; Respondent: __MISSING__
Court
High Court
Court Station
High Court at Kisumu
Jurisdiction
Kenya
Case Number
Miscellaneous Adoption Cause 224 of 2003
Procedural Posture
Miscellaneous Adoption Cause / Ruling
Outcome
application dismissed; file closed
Judges
MS Shariff
Legal Topics
Adoption Application, Lapse of Application, Adult Adoption, Affluxion of Time
Source Language
en
Family and Children Adoption Application Lapse of Application Adult Adoption Affluxion of Time

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Parties

__MISSING__

Applicant

__MISSING__

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Miscellaneous Adoption Cause / Ruling

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the adoption application can be granted after the subject has attained adulthood.
  2. 2 Whether the application has lapsed due to the passage of time.

Ratio Decidendi

The court found that the adoption application, filed in 2003 for the adoption of Daniella Riziki Regina as an infant, had lapsed due to the passage of 21 years, during which time the subject became an adult. The court held that the application could not be granted as the legal basis for adoption as a minor no longer existed, and therefore dismissed the application and closed the file.

Court Disposition

application dismissed; file closed

Orders

  • The application is dismissed due to lapse of time.
  • The file is marked as closed.