[2010] UGHC 231

[2010] UGHC 231

The court found that Cherish Kirabo was abandoned and all reasonable efforts to trace her biological parents or relatives were unsuccessful. The child was committed to Loving Hearts Babies Home and is in need of care and protection. The applicants, Craig Michael LaTorre and Tonya Louise Hollandsworth LaTorre, are adult American citizens, married, financially stable, and have passed all necessary background and medical checks. Reports from the probation and welfare officers, as well as the Home Study, recommend the applicants as suitable adoptive parents. The court determined that granting legal guardianship and permitting the applicants to immigrate with the child to the USA is in the...

Citation
[2010] UGHC 231
Parties
Applicant: Craig Michael LaTorre; Applicant: Tonya Louise Hollandsworth LaTorre; Respondent: Cherish Kirabo
Court
High Court of Uganda
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Judgment Date
21 December 2010
Case Number
Family Cause 230 of 2010
Procedural Posture
Family Cause / Ruling
Outcome
application granted
Judges
Kainamura, J
Legal Topics
Legal Guardianship, Child Abandonment, Adoption Procedure, Best Interest of Child
Source Language
English
Family and Children Legal Guardianship Child Abandonment Adoption Procedure Best Interest of Child

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Parties

Craig Michael LaTorre

Applicant

Tonya Louise Hollandsworth LaTorre

Applicant

Cherish Kirabo

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Family Cause / Ruling

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the applicants should be appointed legal guardians of Cherish Kirabo.
  2. 2 Whether the applicants should be permitted to immigrate with the child to the USA.
  3. 3 Whether granting legal guardianship is in the best interest of the child.

Ratio Decidendi

The court found that Cherish Kirabo was abandoned and all reasonable efforts to trace her biological parents or relatives were unsuccessful. The child was committed to Loving Hearts Babies Home and is in need of care and protection. The applicants, Craig Michael LaTorre and Tonya Louise Hollandsworth LaTorre, are adult American citizens, married, financially stable, and have passed all necessary background and medical checks. Reports from the probation and welfare officers, as well as the Home Study, recommend the applicants as suitable adoptive parents. The court determined that granting legal guardianship and permitting the applicants to immigrate with the child to the USA is in the...

Court Disposition

application granted

Orders

  • Craig Michael LaTorre and Tonya Louise Hollandsworth LaTorre are appointed legal guardians of Cherish Kirabo with full parental rights and responsibilities.
  • The appointed legal guardians are permitted to immigrate with Cherish Kirabo to the United States of America.