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In Re Mumbere Pavin (Infant ) (Adoption Cause No. 0001 of 2019)

High Court · [2019] UGHCFD 4 · 2019 Petition Granted AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
First instance petition for adoption of an infant under the Children Act
Decision
Adoption order granted; petitioners appointed as adoptive parents with full parental rights transferred

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Holding

Held that the petitioners satisfied all statutory requirements for adoption under the Children Act Cap. 59 as amended. The petitioners met age requirements under section 45, residency requirements under section 46, and the mandatory 12-month fostering period under section 14(b). Probation officers recommended them as suitable adoptive parents. The child's biological parents were deceased and relatives unable to care for him. Adoption order granted in the best interests of the child.

Outcome

Adoption order granted; petitioners appointed as adoptive parents with full parental rights transferred

Facts

Adriano Rosa Vieira (Brazilian citizen with US permanent residency) and Jodie Lynn Vieira (US citizen), a married couple aged 46 and 43, petitioned to adopt Mumbere Pavine, an infant born 9 January 2015. The child's father Matayo Mumbere died 24 May 2015 and mother Owemana Rasheri died 18 December 2015. After the mother's death, relatives placed the child with Mr. Mukobi. Through the organisation PEPA, the petitioners were identified as prospective adoptive parents. They began supporting the child in 2016, met him in October 2016, and were appointed foster parents on 10 January 2017. The co-petitioner resided in Uganda continuously from 16 May 2018; the petitioner made several visits. Probation officers from Kabarole and Bunyangabu Districts supervised the fostering arrangement and recommended the petitioners as suitable adoptive parents. The child's relatives consented to the adoption in writing. A home study conducted by Commonwealth Catholic Charities in the USA also recommended the petitioners as suitable.

Issues

  1. Whether the Petitioners are eligible to adopt the child?
  2. Whether it is in the child's best interest to be adopted by the Petitioners?

Orders

  • Petitioners found to be suitable adoptive parents to the child Mumbere Pavine.
  • Adoption petition allowed.
  • Adoption Order to be furnished to the Consular Department in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Permanent Secretary Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development.
  • Costs of the petition to be borne by the Petitioners.

Rules and key headnotes

Adoption — Eligibility Requirements — Age and Residency
For prospective adoptive parents to be eligible to adopt under the Children Act Cap. 59 as amended, they must be at least 25 years old, at least 21 years older than the child, and where foreign nationals, must satisfy residency requirements under section 46(a).
Adoption — Fostering Period — Mandatory Duration
Under section 14(b) of the Children Act as amended, prospective adoptive parents must foster the child for a mandatory period of 12 months under supervision of probation officers before an adoption order can be granted.
Adoption — Effect of Adoption Order — Transfer of Parental Rights
Upon the making of an adoption order under section 51(b) of the Children Act, all rights, duties, obligations and liabilities relating to the future custody, maintenance and wedlock of the child vest in and are exercisable by the adoptive parents, and all parental rights transfer to them.

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In Re_ Mumbere Pavin (Infant ) (Adoption Cause No. 0001 of 2019) [2019] UGHCFD 4 (9 May 2019)
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