[2009] UGHC 24

[2009] UGHC 24

The court found that the applicants failed to provide any substantiated evidence that the reporting requirement in the adoption order was the reason the United States government refused to process the children's citizenship applications. The only evidence before the court was a bare assertion in the affidavit of...

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Citation
[2009] UGHC 24
Parties
Applicant: Mark Weldon Luckey; Applicant: Stacy Luckey; Respondent: Adelynn Naomi Luckey; Respondent: Janae Martha-Ann Luckey
Court
High Court of Uganda
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Number
HCT-00-FD-MA-0088-2008
Procedural Posture
Miscellaneous Application / Ruling on Application for Review of Adoption Order
Outcome
application dismissed
Legal Topics
Adoption Review, Progressive Reports, International Adoption, Children Rights
Source Language
en
Family and Children Adoption Review Progressive Reports International Adoption Children Rights

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Parties

Mark Weldon Luckey

Applicant

Stacy Luckey

Applicant

Adelynn Naomi Luckey

Respondent

Janae Martha-Ann Luckey

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Miscellaneous Application / Ruling on Application for Review of Adoption Order

  1. 1 Whether the requirement for annual progressive reports and a five-year review in the adoption order should be reviewed or set aside.
  2. 2 Whether the reporting requirement prejudices the adopted children's acquisition of United States citizenship.

Ratio Decidendi

The court found that the applicants failed to provide any substantiated evidence that the reporting requirement in the adoption order was the reason the United States government refused to process the children's citizenship applications. The only evidence before the court was a bare assertion in the affidavit of Mark Weldon Luckey, with no supporting documentation or communication from US authorities. The court noted that one of the statutory conditions for granting an adoption order is that the applicant's country of origin must recognise the order, and presumed this was satisfied at the time of the original adoption. The reporting requirement, though not expressly provided for in the...

Court Disposition

application dismissed

Orders

  • The application for review of the adoption order is denied.
  • The reporting and review requirements in the original adoption order remain in force.