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Washington Amy Elizabeth (Civil Appeal No. 123 of 2023) [2025] UGCA 131 (12 May 2025)
The Court of Appeal of Uganda allowed an adoption appeal, finding the High Court failed to apply the child’s welfare principle and on the evidence the adoption should be granted.
Babirye & Another v Nakiranda & 4 Others (Civil Suit 15 of 2022) [2024] UGHCFD 44 (20 May 2024)
The High Court held that it had jurisdiction to hear a challenge to legal guardianship granted in Uganda, even though the children were later adopted abroad.
Karakire and 3 Others v Kagire (Miscellaneous Application 330 of 2023) [2023] UGHCFD 181 (13 December 2023)
The court found that upon adoption, the applicants ceased to be children or dependent relatives of the late Monica Karakire and, by operation of law under the Children Act, lost any right to inherit from her intestate estate. The adoption orders, which have never been rescinded, vested all parental rights and obligations in the adoptive parents and extinguished the applicants' legal relationship with their natural mother. Section 53(3) of the Children Act expressly bars adopted persons from inheriting from their natural parents if they die intestate. As such, the applicants lacked locus stand…
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In the Matter of An Application for Adoption By prof . Mumbere (Adoption Cause 9 of 2023) [2023] UGHCFD 116 (4 October 2023)
The High Court dismissed an adoption petition by a single male British citizen seeking to adopt a Ugandan female child, citing unmet statutory requirements and lack of required reports.
In Re: X.D (Adoption Cause No. 03 of 2018) [2019] UGHCFD 14 (18 September 2019)
The High Court of Uganda granted an adoption order for Jeremiah Chege, finding the Kenyan petitioners met the statutory requirements and that adoption served the child’s best interests.
In Re: David Mukisa & Jonathan Mwesigwa (Miscellaneous Cause No. 008 of 2018) [2018] UGHCFD 10 (11 October 2018)
Uganda High Court granted an inter-country adoption order for two abandoned children, waiving the first petitioner’s residence requirement in the child’s best interests.
In Re: Victoria Babirye Namutosi (Adoption Cause No.09 of 2017) [2018] UGHCFD 1 (19 January 2018)
The High Court at Mukono allowed an intercountry adoption of Victoria Babirye Namutosi by Johnny Walters Jr and Cheryl Ann Walters, waiving the one-year fostering requirement.
In Re: Kakembo(infant) (Family Cause No 169 of 2014) [2015] UGHCFD 210 (14 April 2015)
The High Court refused an adoption order for lack of the required age gap, but appointed the applicant as legal guardian of the orphaned child.
In Re: Isaac Rukundo (Infant) (Adoption Cause No. 40 of 2009) [2009] UGHC 93 (8 November 2009)
The court found that Brent David Potts satisfied all statutory requirements for adoption under the Children Act. He is over 25 years old and more than 21 years older than the child. He has fostered the child for over eight years under the supervision of a Probation and Social Welfare Officer. The applicant has resided in Uganda for over nine years and holds a certificate of residence. The mother of the child, who is also the applicant's spouse, consented to the adoption, and the biological father could not be traced. The applicant has no criminal record and has provided recommendations from l…
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In Re: Mirembe Nansamba Claire (a minor) (Adoption Cause No. 110 of 2009) [2009] UGHC 170 (10 September 2009)
The court found that the applicant, though not meeting the strict age difference requirement, is the maternal uncle of the child, which renders the age gap immaterial under the law. The applicant has provided for the child for six years, has the consent of both his wife and the child's parents, and has been recommended by the Probation and Social Welfare Officer. The court determined that these factors constitute exceptional circumstances justifying the grant of an adoption order to a sole male applicant for a female child. The applicant also satisfied the requirements for intercountry adopti…
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