BIRASA N’UNDI

The court held that neither the biological mother's recovery nor the child's wish to return to her are grounds for revoking the adoptive parent status under Article 308 of Law No. 32/2016. The law provides specific, limited grounds for such revocation, which were not met in this case. Therefore, the appeal lacked merit.

Citation: RCA 00004/2019/TGI/NYGE
Parties: Appellant: Birasa Patrick; Appellant: Nkaka Michelle; Child: Birasa Umutoni Aimée; Biological Mother: Nyirabakungu Polisi
Court: Intermediate Court
Jurisdiction: Rwanda
Judgment Date: 26 September 2019
Case Number: RCA 00004/2019/TGI/NYGE
Procedural Posture: Civil Appeal / Judgment on Appeal
Outcome: appeal dismissed
Legal Topics: Adoption, Parental Rights, Termination of Adoptive Status
Source Language: rw

Family Law Adoption Parental Rights Termination of Adoptive Status

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Parties

Birasa Patrick

Appellant

Nkaka Michelle

Appellant

Birasa Umutoni Aimée

Child

Nyirabakungu Polisi

Biological Mother

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal / Judgment on Appeal

Legal Issues

1 Whether the decision granting adoptive parent status to Birasa Patrick and Nkaka Michelle over Birasa Umutoni Aimée should be revoked due to changed circumstances (biological mother's recovery and child's wish)

Ratio Decidendi

Court Disposition

appeal dismissed

Orders

The appeal is dismissed as lacking merit.
The previous judgments (RC 00534/2018/TB/NYGE and RC0161/09/TB/NYGE) remain in force.