In re Adoption of Baby TP (Subject) [2024] KEHC 319 (KLR)

In re Adoption of Baby TP (Subject) (Adoption Cause E098 of 2023) [2024] KEHC 319 (KLR) (Family) (25 January 2024) (Judgment)

Neutral citation: [2024] KEHC 319 (KLR)

Republic of Kenya

In the High Court at Nairobi (Milimani Law Courts)

Family

Adoption Cause E098 of 2023

HK Chemitei, J

January 25, 2024

IN THE MATTER OF BABY TP (SUBJECT)

In the matter of

VOL

1st Applicant

PM

2nd Applicant

Judgment

1. By their Originating Summons dated 30th May 2023 the applicants prayed for the following orders;(a)That they be authorised to adopt Baby TP an infant who is to be known as NDT and the Registrar General be directed to enter this into the Adoption Register of Adoptions.(b)That VMK and JKM be appointed as the legal guardians of the minor who shall be presumed to have been born in Kenya.

2. The application is based on the joint affidavit of the applicants and the annexures thereto.

3. The court has perused the report by the Department of Children’s Services Nairobi county dated 11th October 2023. The same is positive.

4. The court had the opportunity of seeing the parties as well as the minor and interviewing them online on 30th November 2023.

5. In view of the affidavit evidence and other pleadings on record which are all positive the Originating summons herein is allowed as prayed with no order as to costs.

DATED SIGNED AND DELIVERED VIA VIDEO LINK AT NAIROBI THIS 25TH DAY OF JANUARY 2024. H K CHEMITEI.JUDGE