How To Give Up A Child For Adoption In Kenya

How To Give Up A Child For Adoption In Kenya

Adoption is the social, emotional, and legal process in which children who will not be raised by their birth parents become full and permanent legal members of another family while maintaining genetic and psychological connections to their birth family.

In this article Keweb. co tries to answer the question by publishing the ways one can Give Up A Child For Adoption in Kenya

Below are the most helpful ways to Give Up A Child For Adoption in Kenya

Requirements

  • The child must be at least six (6) weeks old and less than 18 years old;
  • The child must be declared free for adoption by the adoption society;
  • The applicant must have attained the age of twenty-five years and is at least twenty-one years older than the child but has not attained the age of sixty-five years;
  • An adoption order cannot be issued in favor of the following persons unless the court is satisfied that there are special circumstances that justify the making of an adoption order:
    • a sole male applicant in respect of a female child;
    • a sole female applicant in respect of a male child;
    • an applicant or joint applicants who has or both have attained the age of sixty-five years;
    • a sole foreign female applicant.

Where to file: ANY HIGH COURT IN THE REPUBLIC OF KENYA.

WHAT IS REQUIRED BY THE COURTS:

1. FOR ABANDONED CHILDREN

  • A certificate declaring the child free for adoption – Issued by the Adoption society;
  • Recommendation of the Adopters by the Director of Children Services;
  • A final letter from a police station stating that the child has not been claimed;
  • Committal order – issued by the Magistrates court committing a child to a children’s home.

2. WHERE ONE OF THE BIOLOGICAL PARENTS REMARRIES OR

    WHERE A RELATIVE/ FRIEND/ GUARDIAN IS ADOPTING (I):

  • Recommendation of the Adopters by the Director of Children Services;
  • Marriage certificate if one of the biological parents has remarried

3. WHERE ONE OF THE BIOLOGICAL PARENTS RE-MARRIES OR

    WHERE A RELATIVE/ FRIEND/ GUARDIAN IS ADOPTING (II)

  • Consent from the biological parent/guardian
  • Waiver of consent if the biological parent cannot be traced (Waiver is issued by the court)
  • Birth certificate

4. ADOPTION ORDER

The court will upon being satisfied that the child is free for adoption and the adopter is fit to adopt issue an ADOPTION ORDER.

ROLE OF THE REGISTRAR GENERAL IN THE ADOPTION PROCESS

The Registrar General registers adoptions once an adoption order is issued by the court

TO REGISTER AN ADOPTION, THE REGISTRAR GENERAL REQUIRES:

  • Original adoption order issued in court – Must have a schedule
  • Copies of documents listed in Part 2
  • The Registrar shall upon receipt of the documents issue an Adoption certificate within 7 days.
  • Registration fee is Kshs 100/=

Where can I give out my baby for adoption in Kenya?

Buckner adoption agency is a non-government organization and one of the leading Christ-centered adoption agencies in Kenya. They not only provide a safe haven for the most vulnerable children in society but also allow individuals to adopt one of their at-risk kids.