In re Adoption of Baby L P [2017] KEHC 5721 (KLR)
- Court
- High Court of Kenya
- Case number
- 5721
- Citation
- [2017] KEHC 5721 (KLR)
- Decided
- 19 May 2017
Summary at a glance
TypeAdoptionPostureAppeal from an original trial decisionCoramW. MUSYOKA
The court will not make final orders until it is satisfied that the police report was made to the relevant authorities and that the police conducted investigations and were unable to trace the child's relatives.
Facts
The applicants seek to adopt Baby L P. The child was abandoned, but the abandonment report was made to the Administration Police instead of the regular police. There is no final police record stating that the police were unable to trace the child's relatives.
Issues
- Whether the police report on the child's abandonment was made to the relevant authorities
- Whether the police conducted investigations and were unable to trace the child's relatives
Reasoning
The court is reluctant to make final orders without proof that the police conducted investigations and were unable to trace the child's relatives, as an adoption order is final and irreversible.
Outcome
The court will not prepare the judgement until there is proof that the police had carried out investigations and were eventually unable to trace the parents of the child.
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