In Re Adoption of Baby F M [2014] KEHC 3733 (KLR)
- Court
- High Court of Kenya
- Case number
- 3733
- Citation
- [2014] KEHC 3733 (KLR)
- Decided
- 25 July 2014
Summary at a glance
The court approved the adoption application.
Facts
Baby F M was born on 22nd June, 2012 at Homa Bay District Hospital. He was found abandoned by his mother on 22nd June, 2012. The biological parents' efforts to trace the mother have not been successful. The applicants, Mr. H J M and Mrs. C S, filed an application for adoption.
Issues
- Whether the biological parents' consent is dispensed with due to the child's abandonment.
- Whether the applicants are allowed to adopt the child.
- Whether the Registrar-General is ordered to make appropriate entries in the Adopted Children's Register.
Reasoning
The child was declared free for adoption by a registered adoption society and was above the six-week age limit set by the Children Act.
Outcome
Adoption granted
Orders
- The Registrar-General is ordered to make appropriate entries in the Adopted Children's Register in respect of baby F M.
- The biological parents' consent is dispensed with due to the child's abandonment.
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