[2015] KEHC 1774 (KLR)
The court found that the applicants had fulfilled all statutory requirements for adoption under the Children Act. The applicants were married, financially stable, and had demonstrated the ability to care for and bond with the child. The reports from the Department of Children and the Guardian ad litem were favorable...
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- Citation
- [2015] KEHC 1774 (KLR)
- Parties
- Applicant: S G M; Applicant: S N M
- Court
- High Court
- Court Station
- High Court at Nairobi (Milimani Commercial Courts)
- Jurisdiction
- Kenya
- Case Number
- Adoption Cause 139 of 2013
- Procedural Posture
- Adoption Cause / Judgment
- Outcome
- application for adoption allowed
- Judges
- REA Ougo
- Legal Topics
- Adoption Procedure, Child Welfare, Best Interests of Child
- Source Language
- en
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Parties
S G M
Applicant
S N M
Applicant
Procedural Posture
Adoption Cause / Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the applicants have met the legal requirements for adoption under the Children Act.
- 2 Whether the adoption is in the best interests of the child.
Ratio Decidendi
The court found that the applicants had fulfilled all statutory requirements for adoption under the Children Act. The applicants were married, financially stable, and had demonstrated the ability to care for and bond with the child. The reports from the Department of Children and the Guardian ad litem were favorable and recommended the adoption. The court determined that granting the adoption would be in the best interests of the child, who had been abandoned and was declared free for adoption. The court also noted that the child would be entitled to all rights of a Kenyan citizen. Accordingly, the application for adoption was allowed, and the applicants were authorized to adopt the...
Court Disposition
application for adoption allowed
Orders
- The applicants S G M and S N M are authorized to adopt baby S, who shall henceforth be known as S M W G.
- S M N is appointed as the legal guardian of the child should misfortune befall the applicants.
Full Case Text
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20 paragraphs
REPUBLIC OF KENYA
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KENYA AT NAIROBI
ADOPTION CAUSE NO.139 OF 2013
IN THE MATTER OF THE CHILDREN ACT NUMBER 8 OF 2001
AND
IN THE MATTER OF AN APPLICATION FOR ADOPTION OF baby S M W(A CHILD)
S G M ………..…….…………1ST APPLICANT
S N M………………………….2ND APPLICANT
JUDGMENT
The applicants S G Mand S N M are seeking to be authorized to adopt baby and if the said application is allowed the said baby to be known as S M W G. The applicants are 41 and 40 years respectively. They got married on 1/8/1992 and have not been blessed with a biological child of their own. They received the child into their care and possession on 1st October 2007.
The child in this matter was born on 6/05/2007. The child was reported abandoned at [particulars withheld]. The matter was reported at Embakasi Police station via OB Number 12/7/2007. The child was taken to Kenyatta National Hospital for medical care and later on admitted at Hope’s Baby center on 20/6/2008 on 29th September 2008. The child was placed under mandatory bonding with the applicants on 1st October 2007 through the foster care agreement dated the same day.
The child was declared free for adoption by the Child welfare Society of Kenya on 2nd July 2010 and issued with a certificate no. [particulars withheld]. The Department of Children filed its report on 3rd July 2015. The Guardian Ad litem report was filed on 30th July 2015. Both reports are favorable and recommend that the applicants are suitable to adopt. The reports show that the applicants are financially capable to provide for baby S’s needs. The reports also show that baby S has bonded well with the applicants.
It is evident that the applicants have fulfilled all the legal requirements relating to the adoption of the child. This court is satisfied that the applicants are qualified and able to take care of the child. They are financially stable and capable to provide for the upkeep and education of the child.
This court finds that it would be in the best interest of the child to be adopted by the applicants. I allow the application for adoption. S G MandS N Mare hereby allowed to adopt Baby S. She shall henceforth be known as S M W G. S M Nshall be the legal Guardian of the child should misfortune befall the applicants. I direct the Registrar General to enter this order in the adoption register. The child was born in Kenya, is therefore a Kenyan by birth, and is entitled all the rights that accrue to Kenyan citizens under the Kenya Constitution 2010 and the Kenya Citizenship and Immigration Act. I hereby discharge the Guardian ad litem. It is so order.
Dated, signed and delivered this 23rd Day of October 2015.
R. E. OUGO
JUDGE
In the presence of:
…………..……….……….Applicants
Ms. Charity Court Clerk