Case ID:169852

In re AK (Child) [2021] eKLR

Case Metadata

Case Number:

Adoption Cause 04 of 2020

Parties:

In re AK (Child)

Date Delivered:

04 Feb 2021

Case Class:

Civil

Court:

High Court at Meru

Case Action:

Ruling

Judge(s):

Thripsisa Wanjiku Cherere

Citation:

In re AK (Child) [2021] eKLR

Court Division:

Family

County:

Meru

Case Outcome:

Application allowed

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REPUBLIC OF KENYA

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KENYA AT MERU

(CORAM: CHERERE-J)

ADOPTION CAUSE NO. 04 OF 2020

IN THE MATTER OF ADOPTON OF BABY AK...............................CHILD

AND

IN THE MATTER OF APPLICATION BY DM.........................APPLICANT

RULING

1. The Applicant

DMK

is a lecturer at Meru University. Applicant is unmarried and has not been blessed with any issue.

2. The Applicant has applied to this court to be allowed to adopt Baby

BABY AK

(

the child

). The child who is about 3 years and 2 months old was born on or about 24

th

September, 2017 and was found abandoned.

3. Prior to the hearing of the adoption, Ripples International Adoption Centre, an Adoption Society, prepared a report dated 28

th

April, 2019 which was filed on 17

th

November,2020 and issued a certificate dated 27

th

April, 2019 declaring the

Child

free for adoption.

4. By a report dated 26

th

July, 2019 filed on 17

th

November, 2020, the Applicant was approved as suitable to adopt the child.

5. The Department of Children Services through the Sub-County Children Office, Imenti North, Meru County by a report dated 14

th

October, 2020 filed on 15

th

October, 2020 approves the adoption and recommends that MG, a social worker with Ripples International Adoption Centre be appointed

guardian ad litem

for the

Child

.

6. I have evaluated the facts of this adoption. The Applicant has been in continuous custody of the

Child

since October, 2019. I had a chance to see the Applicant relate with the

Child

and I came to a conclusion that the Baby has found a loving mother in the Applicant.

7. It is evident that the Applicant has fulfilled all the legal requirements relating to the adoption of the

Child

. The consent of the biological mother of the

Child

was not available since she is unknown.

8. The home visits by the Adoption Society and the Children Officers from Sub-County Children Office, Imenti North in Meru County established that the Applicant has the financial and emotional capability to provide for the upkeep and education of the

Child

.

9. This court formed the opinion that it would be in the best interest of the

Child

to be adopted by the Applicant. I allow the application for adoption.

10. MG, a social worker with Ripples International Adoption Centre is appointed

guardian ad litem

for the

Child

.

11. Applicant

DMK

is hereby allowed to adopt Baby

AK

(

the

Child

). The

Child

shall henceforth be known as

AMM

. I direct the Registrar General to enter this order in the adoption register. It is so ordered.

DATED AT MERU THIS

04

th

DAY OF

February

2021

T.W. CHERERE

JUDGE

Court Assistant

-

Kinoti

Applicant

-

Present in person