20151201 tzhc arusha
The petitioners have fulfilled all statutory requirements for adoption, have demonstrated ability and willingness to care for the child, and the adoption serves the best interest and welfare of the abandoned child.
- Citation
- 20151201 tzhc arusha
- Parties
- Petitioner: Leticia Jaye Landers; Petitioner: Kenneth Richards Landers; Subject Child: Godlight (Ken Joshua Landers)
- Court
- TZHC
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Judgment Date
- 1 December 2015
- Procedural Posture
- Adoption Petition / Ruling
- Outcome
- petition granted
- Legal Topics
- Adoption, Best Interest of the Child, Abandoned Child
- Source Language
- English
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Parties
Leticia Jaye Landers
Petitioner
Kenneth Richards Landers
Petitioner
Godlight (Ken Joshua Landers)
Subject Child
Procedural Posture
Adoption Petition / Ruling
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the petitioners meet the legal requirements for adoption under the Law of the Child Act, 2009
- 2 Whether the adoption is in the best interest of the child
Ratio Decidendi
The petitioners have fulfilled all statutory requirements for adoption, have demonstrated ability and willingness to care for the child, and the adoption serves the best interest and welfare of the abandoned child.
Court Disposition
petition granted
Orders
- Petitioners authorized to adopt the child Godlight, who shall be known as Ken Joshua Landers.
- Registrar General to record the adoption in the Adopted Children Register as per the Law of the Child Act, 2009.
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