[2020] KEHC 8073 (KLR)

[2020] KEHC 8073 (KLR)

The court found that the applicants satisfied all statutory requirements for adoption under the Children Act. The child was abandoned and declared free for adoption, and no biological parent has claimed him. The applicants are married, financially and medically fit, and have demonstrated the ability to care for the child. All statutory reports, including those from the adoption society, Guardian Ad Litem, and Director of Children’s Services, were favorable and recommended the adoption. The court held that the best interests of the child would be served by granting the adoption, dispensing with the biological parents' consent due to abandonment, and vesting all parental rights in the...

Citation
[2020] KEHC 8073 (KLR)
Parties
Applicant: EMO; Applicant: AMM
Court
High Court
Court Station
High Court at Nairobi (Milimani Commercial Courts)
Jurisdiction
Kenya
Judgment Date
21 February 2020
Case Number
Adoption Cause 36 of 2019
Procedural Posture
Adoption Cause / Judgment
Outcome
adoption granted
Legal Topics
Adoption Orders, Child Abandonment, Parental Rights Termination
Source Language
English
Family and Children Adoption Orders Child Abandonment Parental Rights Termination

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Parties

EMO

Applicant

AMM

Applicant

Procedural Posture

Adoption Cause / Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the applicants meet the legal requirements for adoption under the Children Act.
  2. 2 Whether it is in the best interests of the child to grant the adoption order.
  3. 3 Whether the consent of biological parents can be dispensed with due to abandonment.

Ratio Decidendi

The court found that the applicants satisfied all statutory requirements for adoption under the Children Act. The child was abandoned and declared free for adoption, and no biological parent has claimed him. The applicants are married, financially and medically fit, and have demonstrated the ability to care for the child. All statutory reports, including those from the adoption society, Guardian Ad Litem, and Director of Children’s Services, were favorable and recommended the adoption. The court held that the best interests of the child would be served by granting the adoption, dispensing with the biological parents' consent due to abandonment, and vesting all parental rights in the...

Court Disposition

adoption granted

Orders

  • The applicants are authorized to adopt Baby JG.
  • The child shall henceforth be known as JOM.