20151111 TZHC Arusha
The petitioners satisfied all statutory requirements for adoption, and the adoption is in the best interests of the child, who is an orphan. The application is granted under Section 57(2)(b) of the Law of the Child Act, 2009.
- Citation
- 20151111 TZHC Arusha
- Parties
- Applicant: Heidi Lynn Forrest; Applicant: Nicholas Kent Forrest; Infant/subject: Christopher Justice Fortson
- Court
- TZHC
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Judgment Date
- 11 November 2015
- Procedural Posture
- Miscellaneous Civil Cause (adoption) / Ruling on Adoption Petition
- Outcome
- petition allowed
- Legal Topics
- Adoption, Child Welfare, Best Interests of the Child
- Source Language
- English
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Parties
Heidi Lynn Forrest
Applicant
Nicholas Kent Forrest
Applicant
Christopher Justice Fortson
Infant/subject
Procedural Posture
Miscellaneous Civil Cause (adoption) / Ruling on Adoption Petition
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 interests of the child
Ratio Decidendi
The petitioners satisfied all statutory requirements for adoption, and the adoption is in the best interests of the child, who is an orphan. The application is granted under Section 57(2)(b) of the Law of the Child Act, 2009.
Court Disposition
petition allowed
Orders
- The child Christopher Justice Fortson is deemed to have been born around 29 September 2014 in Arusha Region.
- Heidi Lynn Forrest and Nicholas Kent Forrest are authorized to adopt the child, who shall be officially known as Neil Kent Leiyo Forrest.
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