MCA 2741 OF 2023 STELLA SALAM HASSAN Final

The applicants have satisfied all statutory requirements for adoption, and granting the order is in the best interest of the child as recommended by the Social Welfare Officer and Guardian Ad Litem.

Citation: MCA 2741 OF 2023 STELLA SALAM HASSAN Final
Parties: Applicant: MM; Applicant: SS; Subject of Adoption: AB (minor, pseudonym); Guardian Ad Litem: Ms. Asha Mbarouk (Guardian Ad Litem)
Court: TANZLII
Jurisdiction: Tanzania
Judgment Date: 1 January 2023
Procedural Posture: Miscellaneous Civil Application / Ruling on Application for Adoption Order
Outcome: Application granted
Legal Topics: Adoption, Welfare of the Child, Change of Name
Source Language: English

Family Law Child Law Adoption Welfare of the Child Change of Name

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Parties

Applicant

AB (minor, pseudonym)

Subject of Adoption

Ms. Asha Mbarouk (Guardian Ad Litem)

Guardian Ad Litem

Procedural Posture

Miscellaneous Civil Application / Ruling on Application for Adoption Order

Legal Issues

1 Whether the applicants meet the legal requirements for adoption under the Law of the Child Act
2 Whether granting the adoption is in the best interest of the child

Ratio Decidendi

The applicants have satisfied all statutory requirements for adoption, and granting the order is in the best interest of the child as recommended by the Social Welfare Officer and Guardian Ad Litem.

Court Disposition

Application granted

Orders

Applicants declared adoptive parents of the child AB (name to be shown in the adoption order)
Child to renounce former name AB and be known as AC (name to be shown in the adoption order)