[2024] KEHC 10756 (KLR)

[2024] KEHC 10756 (KLR)

The court found that the application to amend the child welfare report to include Addy Jasmine Fitzgerald as a co-applicant was merited. The judge exercised discretion in favour of the amendment, noting that it would facilitate the proper determination of the adoption cause and serve the best interests of the minor....

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Citation
[2024] KEHC 10756 (KLR)
Parties
Applicant: EAAO; Respondent: Director of Children Services Kisumu County
Court
High Court
Court Station
High Court at Kisumu
Jurisdiction
Kenya
Case Number
Adoption Cause E006 of 2022
Procedural Posture
Adoption Cause / Interlocutory Ruling on Amendment of Child Welfare Report
Outcome
Application allowed; amendment of child welfare report ordered.
Judges
MS Shariff
Legal Topics
Adoption Procedure, Child Welfare Reports, Joinder of Parties
Source Language
en
Family and Children Adoption Procedure Child Welfare Reports Joinder of Parties

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Parties

EAAO

Applicant

Director of Children Services Kisumu County

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Adoption Cause / Interlocutory Ruling on Amendment of Child Welfare Report

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the child welfare report should be amended to include Addy Jasmine Fitzgerald as a co-applicant.
  2. 2 Whether the application for amendment meets the legal requirements for such procedural changes in adoption proceedings.

Ratio Decidendi

The court found that the application to amend the child welfare report to include Addy Jasmine Fitzgerald as a co-applicant was merited. The judge exercised discretion in favour of the amendment, noting that it would facilitate the proper determination of the adoption cause and serve the best interests of the minor. There was no opposition to the application, and the procedural requirements for such an amendment were satisfied. The court therefore allowed the application as prayed and directed the Director of Children Services Kisumu County to amend the report accordingly within 21 days.

Court Disposition

Application allowed; amendment of child welfare report ordered.

Orders

  • The Director of Children Services Kisumu County is directed to amend the child welfare report dated 13.1.2024 within 21 days to include the name of Addy Jasmine Fitzgerald as a co-applicant.
  • Mention scheduled for 17.10.2024.