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The High Court granted an adoption application, finding the applicant met statutory requirements and that adoption served the child’s best interests.
The applicant has satisfied all statutory requirements for adoption, including consent from the Commissioner for Social Welfare, financial capability, and suitability as a parent. The adoption is in the best interests of the child, who was abandoned and has no known biological parents.
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The High Court of Tanzania granted an adoption petition, finding it was in the child’s best interest and authorizing the child to be renamed CD.
The High Court held that a mortgage over land held under guardianship was void ab initio after the owner reached majority, and ordered discharge and return of title.
The application was dismissed because the applicant failed to prove, on affidavit, that she was already the guardian or had lived with the child as required by law. The Law of the Child Act does not expressly provide for guardianship applications by foreigners, and the applicant's affidavit contradicted her oral submissions regarding her relationship and living arrangements with the child. The statutory requirements for guardianship were not met.
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The High Court at Arusha granted Kelli Ann Frantzen and Chad Ryan Frantzen legal guardianship and custody of Joseph Everest, emphasizing the child’s best interests.
The High Court in Arusha granted Claire Upshall legal guardianship and custody of a child, finding that the orders served the child’s best interests.
The court lacks jurisdiction to entertain the application for legal custody and guardianship under the cited provisions because the applicant is neither a parent, guardian, nor relative, and the law does not provide for guardianship applications by foreigners.
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The High Court in Arusha granted legal guardianship and custody of Jackson John to Kimberly Sue Green and Benjamin Eric Green, applying the child’s best interests.
The High Court of Tanzania appointed Janae Lynn Stevens and Zachary Cole Stevens as legal guardians of Frank Noel and granted them custody, subject to reporting and return conditions.
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