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In Re A.E (an infant) (Adoption Cause No. 130 of 2010)

High Court · [2010] UGHC 66 · 2010 Application Granted AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Application for adoption order under the Children Act
Decision
Adoption order granted with full parental rights and responsibilities transferred to applicants

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Holding

The High Court granted an adoption order appointing a married Ugandan couple as adoptive parents of a four-year-old child who had been abandoned at hospital in 2008. The court found the applicants met the age requirements under section 45(1)(a) of the Children Act and that the child's welfare was paramount, noting the applicants had been fostering the child since December 2008 and had been recommended by the Probation Officer.

Outcome

Adoption order granted with full parental rights and responsibilities transferred to applicants

Facts

In 2008, an infant child was abandoned at Rubaga Hospital by an unknown mother. The matter was referred to a Probation Officer and the child was placed in the care of Sanyu Babies Home under a care order. In December 2008, a married Ugandan couple, aged 41 and 47 respectively, began fostering the four-year-old child. The first applicant worked as a Programme Manager in Rwanda and the second applicant was employed as a Senior Assistant Bursar at a university. The couple had one other child of approximately the same age. No person came forward to claim the abandoned child. The Probation Officer recommended the applicants as suitable adoptive parents. The applicants applied for an adoption order under the Children Act.

Issues

  1. Whether the applicants meet the statutory requirements for adoption under section 45(1)(a) of the Children Act.
  2. Whether the welfare of the child would be best served by granting the adoption order.

Orders

  • Application allowed.
  • The applicants are appointed adoptive parents of A.E, with full parental rights and responsibilities.
  • The applicants are directed to register the order with the Registrar of Documents, Uganda Registration Services Bureau, Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Kampala.
  • The applicants are directed to file a report once every year, regarding the state of the welfare and development of the child to the Registrar Family Division, High Court Kampala, until the child is 18 years of age or until directed otherwise.
  • No order as to costs.

Rules and key headnotes

Family Law — Adoption — Statutory Requirements — Age of Applicants
Under section 45(1)(a) of the Children Act, applicants for adoption must be at least 25 years of age and at least 21 years older than the child.
Family Law — Adoption — Welfare Principle — Paramountcy of Child's Welfare
In making any decision concerning a child, the welfare of the child is paramount, as provided by section 3 and paragraph 1(b) of the First Schedule to the Children Act.

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In Re A.E (an infant) (Adoption Cause No. 130 of 2010) [2010] UGHC 66 (1 November 2010)
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