[2013] KEHC 6940 (KLR)

[2013] KEHC 6940 (KLR)

The court found that the applicants had demonstrated the financial and emotional capacity to care for the child, that the child had bonded with them, and that all statutory requirements for adoption had been met. The reports from the guardian ad litem and the Director of Children Services were favourable and recommended the adoption. The court held that it was in the best interests of the child to be adopted by the applicants, who would assume all parental rights and duties. The adoption order would be final and binding, and the child would have the right to inherit from the applicants.

Citation
[2013] KEHC 6940 (KLR)
Parties
Applicant: Y A N; Applicant: S J K; Respondent: A M
Court
High Court
Court Station
High Court at Nairobi (Milimani Law Courts)
Jurisdiction
Kenya
Judgment Date
20 December 2013
Case Number
Adoption Cause 217 of 2012
Procedural Posture
Adoption Cause / Judgment
Outcome
adoption granted
Judges
DN Musyoka
Legal Topics
Adoption Order, Best Interests of Child, Parental Rights and Duties
Source Language
English
Family and Children Adoption Order Best Interests of Child Parental Rights and Duties

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Parties

Y A N

Applicant

S J K

Applicant

A M

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Adoption Cause / Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the applicants meet the legal requirements to adopt the child under the Children.s Act.
  2. 2 Whether the adoption is in the best interests of the child.

Ratio Decidendi

The court found that the applicants had demonstrated the financial and emotional capacity to care for the child, that the child had bonded with them, and that all statutory requirements for adoption had been met. The reports from the guardian ad litem and the Director of Children Services were favourable and recommended the adoption. The court held that it was in the best interests of the child to be adopted by the applicants, who would assume all parental rights and duties. The adoption order would be final and binding, and the child would have the right to inherit from the applicants.

Court Disposition

adoption granted

Orders

  • The applicants, Y A N and S J K, are permitted to adopt A M, who shall be known as A M N.
  • A W A is appointed as the child.s legal guardian should misfortune befall the applicants during the child.s minority.