Uganda Case Law

In the matter of a petition for adoption of Muwanguzi Jonathan & Kirungi Awesome (Infants) by Kerstin Maria Droll & Benedikt Thomas Droll (Adoption Cause 30 of 2020)

In the matter of a petition for adoption of Muwanguzi Jonathan & Kirungi Awesome (Infants) by Kerstin Maria Droll & Benedikt Thomas Droll (Adoption Cause 30 of 2020) [2020] UGHCFD 12 (26 February 2020)

Court

HC: Family Division (Uganda)

Case number

Adoption Cause 30 of 2020

Judge

Okalany, J

The High Court of Uganda granted a joint adoption by German citizens, found statutory requirements met, dispensed with parental consent for abandoned children, and approved name changes.

• Adoption Of Children
• Inter Country Adoption
• Best Interest Of Child
• Parental Consent Dispensed
• Foster Care Requirements
• Adoption

In Re: A M (a minor) (Adoption Cause No 12 of 2017)

In Re: A M (a minor) (Adoption Cause No 12 of 2017) [2017] UGHCFD 9 (6 June 2017)

Court

HC: Family Division (Uganda)

Case number

Adoption Cause No 12 of 2017

Judge

Tuhaise, J

The High Court has jurisdiction to hear the petition as one applicant is a non-citizen. Both petitioners meet the statutory requirements for age, marital status, residency, fostering, and criminal record. The child has been in their custody since 2013 under a guardianship order, and all efforts to trace her biological parents have failed, justifying dispensation of parental consent. The Probation and Social Welfare Officer's report and other evidence confirm the petitioners' suitability and the child's good health and integration into their family. The welfare principle dictates that the chil…

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• Adoption Of Minors
• Guardianship Orders
• Child Welfare Principle
• Parental Consent Dispensed
• Intercountry Adoption