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JN & another v KNK [2025] KEHC 9900 (KLR)
The High Court allowed an appeal against orders granting sole custody and a warrant of arrest, holding that a consent custody order remained binding and contempt was not proved.
EAO v DOA [2025] KEHC 9578 (KLR)
The High Court at Siaya refused to transfer a children’s case from Nyando to Siaya, finding both courts competent and that the matter should proceed as scheduled.
In re LWG (Minor) [2025] KEHC 9173 (KLR)
The High Court granted a kinship adoption of a 15-year-old girl by her paternal uncle and aunt, finding the statutory requirements and consents satisfied.
In re NWW (Baby) [2025] KEHC 8128 (KLR)
The High Court granted a kinship adoption, allowing the applicants to jointly adopt a child and change her name, after finding the adoption was in her best interests.
In re TOM (Minor) [2025] KEHC 8126 (KLR)
The High Court granted a kinship adoption order for a child, dispensing with the biological mother’s consent because she could not be traced.
KM & another v SMHM [2025] KEHC 8351 (KLR)
The High Court found that the respondent, as the biological father, had the primary legal right to custody of the minor following the mother's death, as provided by the Children Act and international instruments. The evidence did not demonstrate that the respondent was an unsuitable parent or that exceptional circumstances existed to justify denying him custody. The trial court correctly applied the law and considered the best interests of the child, including the right to parental care and the absence of compelling evidence of neglect or harm by the father. The appeal was therefore dismissed…
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In re Adoption of Baby NM (A Chid) [2025] KEHC 7134 (KLR)
The High Court at Embu allowed an adoption by MMK, dispensed with parental consent for an abandoned child, and ordered the child renamed PMM.
In re Estate of PMOO (Deceased) [2025] KEHC 7232 (KLR)
The High Court held that the deceased’s minor child was entitled to the entire estate funds, and confirmed the grant to the administrators.
In re MK (A Child) [2025] KEHC 6889 (KLR)
The High Court declined an adoption order because one applicant was over the statutory age limit, but left the file open for special-circumstances evidence.
In re Adoption of AO alias LLMO - Minor [2025] KEHC 6117 (KLR)
The High Court at Kisumu allowed an adoption application after finding the applicants suitable and the adoption to be in the child’s best interest.
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