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In Re: Adelynn Naomi Luckey and Janae Martha-Ann Luckey (HCT-00-FD-MA-0097-2009) [2009] UGHC 36 (17 June 2009)

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Holding and result

The reporting requirement in the original adoption order created uncertainty for US authorities, who interpreted it as rendering the order non-final and consequently denied the adopted children's citizenship applications. The court found that the reporting requirement had been fulfilled and that its continued imposition would cause undue hardship to both the children and the adoptive parents. The best interests of the children necessitated the removal of the reporting condition and the issuance of a final adoption order. The court exercised its power to review and vary its previous order, reducing the reporting period to three years and declaring it fulfilled, thereby issuing a final adoption order without any further reporting conditions.

Court disposition

application_granted

Orders

  • The fifth paragraph of the adoption order dated 27th May 2005 imposing a five-year reporting requirement is reduced to three years and deemed fulfilled.
  • A final adoption order without any reporting conditions shall issue from this court in the statutory form immediately in favour of the applicants.

02

Material facts

Parties

Mark Weldon Luckey

Applicant

Stacy Luckey

Applicant

Adelynn Naomi Luckey

Respondent

Janae Martha-Ann Luckey

Respondent

03

Procedural history

  1. Posture

    Miscellaneous Application / Ruling

04

Questions and positions

Legal issues

Party arguments

Applicant
The applicants argued that the original adoption order's requirement to submit annual progressive reports for five years was interpreted by US authorities as rendering the order non-final, resulting in denial of US citizenship for the adopted children. They submitted that this reporting requirement has been fulfilled and that its removal is necessary to regularise the children's status in the United States and is in their best interests.
Respondent
No formal respondent appeared or opposed. The matter was considered on affidavit evidence and the record, including the US Department of Homeland Security's decision rejecting the children's citizenship application due to the non-final nature of the Ugandan adoption order.

05

Court’s reasoning

  1. 01

    Article 34 of the Constitution of Uganda; Sections 82 and 98 of the Civil Procedure Act; Sections 3, 4, and 5 of the Children Act; Order 46 and Order 52, Rules 1 and 3 of the Civil Procedure Rules.

    A court may review its own orders for sufficient cause, especially where the interests of children are at stake.

  2. 02

    Section 3 of the Children Act; Article 34 of the Constitution of Uganda.

    The best interests of the child are paramount in all decisions concerning children, including adoption.

06

Ratio, limits and disposition

Ratio decidendi

The reporting requirement in the original adoption order created uncertainty for US authorities, who interpreted it as rendering the order non-final and consequently denied the adopted children's citizenship applications. The court found that the reporting requirement had been fulfilled and that its continued imposition would cause undue hardship to both the children and the adoptive parents. The best interests of the children necessitated the removal of the reporting condition and the issuance of a final adoption order. The court exercised its power to review and vary its previous order, reducing the reporting period to three years and declaring it fulfilled, thereby issuing a final adoption order without any further reporting conditions.

Obiter and limits

  • The judge anticipated that a review of the adoption order would be necessary for sufficient cause, and the present circumstances constitute such cause.
  • Not expediting the regularisation of the children's status in the United States would visit untold hardship on both the children and the adoptive parents.

Court disposition

application_granted

  • The fifth paragraph of the adoption order dated 27th May 2005 imposing a five-year reporting requirement is reduced to three years and deemed fulfilled.
  • A final adoption order without any reporting conditions shall issue from this court in the statutory form immediately in favour of the applicants.

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[2009] UGHC 36

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\hich\af0\dbch\af36\loch\f0 BEFORE \par \par \hich\af0\dbch\af36\loch\f0 THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE FMS EGONDA-NTENDE \par \par \hich\af0\dbch\af36\loch\f0 RULING \par \par {\listtext\pard\plain\s15 \lang2057\langfe1033\langfenp1033\insrsid4080828\charrsid11566292 \hich\af0\dbch\af36\loch\f0 1.\tab}}\pard\plain \s15\ql \fi-360\li720\ri0\sl360\slmult1 \widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\ls1\adjustright\rin0\lin720\itap0\pararsid11566292 \fs22\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af36\hich\af36\dbch\af36\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\f0\fs24\insrsid4080828\charrsid11566292 \hich\af0\dbch\af36\loch\f0 The applicants, Mark Weldon Luckey and Stacey Luckey, are the adoptive parents of 2 infants, Adelynn Naomi Luckey and Janae Martha-Ann Luckey by virtue of \hich\af0\dbch\af36\loch\f0 an \hich\af0\dbch\af36\loch\f0 adoption ord\hich\af0\dbch\af36\loch\f0 er issued by my brother Kasule, J., on 27}{\f0\fs24\super\insrsid4080828\charrsid11566292 \hich\af0\dbch\af36\loch\f0 th}{\f0\fs24\insrsid4080828\charrsid11566292 \hich\af0\dbch\af36\loch\f0 day of May 2005. Included in that order was a directive that the adoptive parents \par }\pard\plain \ql \li1440\ri1109\sl360\slmult1\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin1109\lin1440\itap0\pararsid11566292 \fs22\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af36\hich\af36\dbch\af36\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 { \f0\fs24\insrsid4080828\charrsid11566292

\loch\af0\dbch\af36\hich\f0 \lquote \loch\f0 shall submit progressive reports about each of the minors every year to the Probation and Social Welfare Office, Kampala Uganda \hich\af0\dbch\af36\loch\f0 and to the Registrar of the Family Division, High Court of Uganda Kampala for the first five years after which the court shall review the position.\hich\f0 \rquote \par \par {\listtext\pard\plain\s15 \lang2057\langfe1033\langfenp1033\insrsid4080828\charrsid11566292 \hich\af0\dbch\af36\loch\f0 2.\tab}}\pard\plain \s15\ql \fi-360\li720\ri0\sl360\slmult1 \widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\ls1\adjustright\rin0\lin720\itap0\pararsid11566292 \fs22\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af36\hich\af36\dbch\af36\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\f0\fs24\insrsid4080828\charrsid11566292 \hich\af0\dbch\af36\loch\f0 It is that the order that is the subject of this application for review. This application, made under Arti\hich\af0\dbch\af36\loch\f0 cle 34 of the Constitution of Uganda, Sections 82 and 98 of the Civil Procedure Act, Sections 3, 4 and 5 of the Children Act, Order 46 and Order 52, Rules 1 and 3 of the Civil Procedure Rules, is stated to be supported by the affidavit of Mark Weldon Luck \hich\af0\dbch\af36\loch\f0 e\hich\af0\dbch\af36\loch\f0 y. \par {\listtext\pard\plain\s15 \lang2057\langfe1033\langfenp1033\insrsid4080828\charrsid11566292 \hich\af0\dbch\af36\loch\f0

3.\tab}\hich\af0\dbch\af36\loch\f0 The main ground upon which this application\hich\af0\dbch\af36\loch\f0 is made \hich\af0\dbch\af36\loch\f0 is }{\f0\fs24\insrsid10703020\charrsid11566292 \hich\af0\dbch\af36\loch\f0 that the original order granting adoption required the adoptive parents to submit progressive reports }{\f0\fs24\insrsid8723336\charrsid11566292 \hich\af0\dbch\af36\loch\f0 annually for 5 years to the court on the progress of the child which was understood by the U}{\f0\fs24\insrsid4080828\charrsid11566292 \hich\af0\dbch\af36\loch\f0 }{\f0\fs24\insrsid11862416\charrsid11566292 \hich\af0\dbch\af36\loch\f0 S a\hich\af0\dbch\af36\loch\f0 uthorities that it was not a final order for adoption. In consequence thereof the US authorities rejected the }{\f0\fs24\insrsid14946235\charrsid11566292 \hich\af0\dbch\af36\loch\f0 children \hich\f0 \rquote \loch\f0 s application for US citizenship}{\f0\fs24\insrsid11862416\charrsid11566292 \hich\af0\dbch\af36\loch\f0 . \par {\listtext\pard\plain\s15 \lang2057\langfe1033\langfenp1033\insrsid6904568\charrsid11566292 \hich\af0\dbch\af36\loch\f0 4.\tab}}{\f0\fs24\insrsid6904568\charrsid11566292 \hich\af0\dbch\af36\loch\f0 The affidavit of Mark Weldon Luckey filed in support of this application provides sufficient proof }{\f0\fs24\insrsid13705034\charrsid11566292 \hich\af0\dbch\af36\loch\f0 of t\hich\af0\dbch\af36\loch\f0 hat

position.}{ \f0\fs24\insrsid15485859\charrsid11566292 \hich\af0\dbch\af36\loch\f0 Attached to the affidavit is a copy of the decision of the Department of Homeland Security. The relevant portion states, }{\f0\fs24\insrsid9051866\charrsid11566292 \par }\pard\plain \ql \li1440\ri1109\sl360\slmult1\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin1109\lin1440\itap0\pararsid11566292 \fs22\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af36\hich\af36\dbch\af36\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 { \f0\fs24\insrsid15485859\charrsid11566292 \loch\af0\dbch\af36\hich\f0 \lquote \loch\f0 The record reflects that you entered }{\f0\fs24\insrsid8348629\charrsid11566292 \hich\af0\dbch\af36\loch\f0 the United States on June 17}{ \f0\fs24\super\insrsid8348629\charrsid11566292 \hich\af0\dbch\af36\loch\f0 th}{\f0\fs24\insrsid8348629\charrsid11566292 \hich\af0\dbch\af36\loch\f0 , 2007 as a non-immigrant (B-2) visitor for pleasure\hich\af0\dbch\af36\loch\f0 \hich\f0 . You have not presented this service with a \'93}{\b\f0\fs24\insrsid8348629\charrsid11566292 \hich\af0\dbch\af36\loch\f0 FINAL}{\f0\fs24\insrsid8348629\charrsid11566292 \hich\af0\dbch\af36\loch\f0 \hich\f0 adoption\'94\loch\f0 to fulfil }{ \f0\fs24\insrsid4800692\charrsid11566292 \hich\af0\dbch\af36\loch\f0 the requirement. Therefore you do not meet}{\f0\fs24\insrsid4150297\charrsid11566292 \hich\af0\dbch\af36\loch\f0 the requirement under Section

101(b}{ \f0\fs24\insrsid2769643\charrsid11566292 \hich\af0\dbch\af36\loch\f0 ) (}{\f0\fs24\insrsid4150297\charrsid11566292 \hich\af0\dbch\af36\loch\f0 \hich\f0 1) of the law (as stated above). Your \'93\loch\f0 \hich\f0 Adoption Order\'94\loch\f0 \hich\f0 states the following: \'93\loch\f0 The Adoptive parents shal\hich\af0\dbch\af36\loch\f0 l submit progressive reports about the minor every year to the probation and social welfare office Kampala Uganda and to the Registrar Family Division, High Court of Uganda Kampala for the first five years of adoption, after which the court shall review t \hich\af0\dbch\af36\loch\f0 h\hich\af0\dbch\af36\loch\f0 \hich\f0 e position.\'94\loch\f0 This order was sealed the court judge on May 25}{\f0\fs24\super\insrsid4150297\charrsid11566292 \hich\af0\dbch\af36\loch\f0 th}{ \f0\fs24\insrsid4150297\charrsid11566292 \hich\af0\dbch\af36\loch\f0 \hich\f0 , 2005. Therefore after careful consideration this application must be and is hereby, denied.\'94}{\f0\fs24\insrsid4080828\charrsid11566292 \par \par \par {\listtext\pard\plain\s15 \lang2057\langfe1033\langfenp1033\insrsid4080828\charrsid11566292 \hich\af0\dbch\af36\loch\f0 5.\tab}}\pard\plain \s15\ql \fi-360\li720\ri0\sl360\slmult1 \widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\ls1\adjustright\rin0\lin720\itap0\pararsid11566292

\fs22\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af36\hich\af36\dbch\af36\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\f0\fs24\insrsid4080828\charrsid11566292 \hich\af0\dbch\af36\loch\f0 It could be possible to review this decision, as indeed the judge anticipated that there will be \hich\af0\dbch\af36\loch\f0 a review, for sufficient cause. }{\f0\fs24\insrsid672009\charrsid11566292 \hich\af0\dbch\af36\loch\f0 The question of expediting the regularisation of the }{\f0\fs24\insrsid14946235\charrsid11566292 \hich\af0\dbch\af36\loch\f0 children\hich\f0 \rquote \loch\f0 s}{\f0\fs24\insrsid672009\charrsid11566292 \hich\af0\dbch\af36\loch\f0 status}{ \f0\fs24\insrsid14690402\charrsid11566292 \hich\af0\dbch\af36\loch\f0 in the United States}{\f0\fs24\insrsid672009\charrsid11566292 \hich\af0\dbch\af36\loch\f0 is}{\f0\fs24\insrsid14690402\charrsid11566292 \hich\af0\dbch\af36\loch\f0 ,}{ \f0\fs24\insrsid672009\charrsid11566292 \hich\af0\dbch\af36\loch\f0 in my view}{\f0\fs24\insrsid14690402\charrsid11566292 \hich\af0\dbch\af36\loch\f0 ,}{\f0\fs24\insrsid672009\charrsid11566292 \hich\af0\dbch\af36\loch\f0 sufficient ground }{ \f0\fs24\insrsid14690402\charrsid11566292 \hich\af0\dbch\af36\loch\f0 to review the order of Kasule, J., and issue a final order of adoption for the }{\f0\fs24\insrsid9184873\charrsid11566292 \hich\af0\dbch\af36\loch\f0 children}{ \f0\fs24\insrsid14690402\charrsid11566292

\hich\af0\dbch\af36\loch\f0 . This is c\hich\af0\dbch\af36\loch\f0 learly in the child}{\f0\fs24\insrsid9184873\charrsid11566292 \hich\af0\dbch\af36\loch\f0 ren}{\f0\fs24\insrsid14690402\charrsid11566292 \loch\af0\dbch\af36\hich\f0 \rquote \loch\f0 s best interests and not to do so would visit untold hardship on both the }{\f0\fs24\insrsid9184873\charrsid11566292 \hich\af0\dbch\af36\loch\f0 children }{\f0\fs24\insrsid14690402\charrsid11566292 \hich\af0\dbch\af36\loch\f0 and the adoptive parents.}{\f0\fs24\insrsid4080828\charrsid11566292 \par {\listtext\pard\plain\s15 \lang2057\langfe1033\langfenp1033\insrsid15669989\charrsid11566292 \hich\af0\dbch\af36\loch\f0 6.\tab}}{\f0\fs24\insrsid15669989\charrsid11566292 \hich\af0\dbch\af36\loch\f0 I order that the fifth paragraph of the adoption order dated 27}{\f0\fs24\super\insrsid15669989\charrsid11566292 \hich\af0\dbch\af36\loch\f0 th}{\f0\fs24\insrsid15669989\charrsid11566292 \hich\af0\dbch\af36\loch\f0 May 2005 }{ \f0\fs24\insrsid9398910\charrsid11566292 \hich\af0\dbch\af36\loch\f0 which impose}{\f0\fs24\insrsid4394909\charrsid11566292 \hich\af0\dbch\af36\loch\f0 s}{\f0\fs24\insrsid9398910\charrsid11566292 \hich\af0\dbch\af36\loch\f0 a reporting requirement for 5 years\hich\af0\dbch\af36\loch\f0 }{\f0\fs24\insrsid15669989\charrsid11566292 \hich\af0\dbch\af36\loch\f0 be }{\f0\fs24\insrsid7549219\charrsid11566292

\hich\af0\dbch\af36\loch\f0 reduced to 3 years}{ \f0\fs24\insrsid10754547\charrsid11566292 \hich\af0\dbch\af36\loch\f0 and is hereby determined to have been fulfilled. In the result}{\f0\fs24\insrsid4394909\charrsid11566292 \hich\af0\dbch\af36\loch\f0 a final adoption order}{ \f0\fs24\insrsid10754547\charrsid11566292 \hich\af0\dbch\af36\loch\f0 without a}{\f0\fs24\insrsid5311549\charrsid11566292 \hich\af0\dbch\af36\loch\f0 ny}{\f0\fs24\insrsid10754547\charrsid11566292 \hich\af0\dbch\af36\loch\f0 reporting condition}{ \f0\fs24\insrsid5311549\charrsid11566292 \hich\af0\dbch\af36\loch\f0 s}{\f0\fs24\insrsid4394909\charrsid11566292 \hich\af0\dbch\af36\loch\f0 }{\f0\fs24\insrsid10754547\charrsid11566292 \hich\af0\dbch\af36\loch\f0 shall}{ \f0\fs24\insrsid4394909\charrsid11566292 \hich\af0\dbch\af36\loch\f0 issue }{\f0\fs24\insrsid9051866\charrsid11566292 \hich\af0\dbch\af36\loch\f0 from this court }{\f0\fs24\insrsid4394909\charrsid11566292 \hich\af0\dbch\af36\loch\f0 in the statutory form immediately}{\f0\fs24\insrsid5311549\charrsid11566292 \hich\af0\dbch\af36\loch\f0 in favour of the applicants}{\f0\fs24\insrsid4394909\charrsid11566292 \hich\af0\dbch\af36\loch\f0 .}{\f0\fs24\insrsid15669989\charrsid11566292 \par }\pard\plain \ql \li0\ri0\sl360\slmult1\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid11566292

\fs22\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af36\hich\af36\dbch\af36\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\f0\fs24\insrsid4080828\charrsid11566292 \hich\af0\dbch\af36\loch\f0 Signed, dated and deliv\hich\af0\dbch\af36\loch\f0 ered at Kampala this \hich\af0\dbch\af36\loch\f0 17}{\f0\fs24\super\insrsid4080828\charrsid11566292 \hich\af0\dbch\af36\loch\f0 th}{\f0\fs24\insrsid4080828\charrsid11566292 \hich\af0\dbch\af36\loch\f0 day of \hich\af0\dbch\af36\loch\f0 June\hich\af0\dbch\af36\loch\f0 2009 \par \par \par \par \par \hich\af0\dbch\af36\loch\f0 FMS Egonda-Ntende \par \hich\af0\dbch\af36\loch\f0 Judge \par }\pard \ql \li0\ri0\sa200\sl360\slmult1\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid11566292 {\f0\fs24\insrsid811503\charrsid11566292 \par }}

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