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May 2008
In Re: Adoption of Children Act (Cap.26:01); In Re: David Banda (Adoption Cause 2 of 2006) [2008] MWSC 243 (27 May 2008)
Residence requirement is not an absolute bar; inter‑country adoption allowed where child’s best interests and safeguards are satisfied.
  • Adoption law — inter‑country adoption — interpretation of statutory residence requirement — best interests of the child paramount — CRC and African Charter influence domestic statutory construction — informed consent — inter‑country adoption as last resort with safeguards
27 May 2008
In Re: Adoption of Children Act (Cap.26:01); In Re: David Banda (Adoption Cause 2 of 2006) [2008] MWSC 3 (27 May 2008)
Whether non‑residence bars adoption or whether the child's best interests permit inter‑country adoption as a last resort.
  • Adoption law — inter‑country adoption — residence requirement in statute not absolute — interpret statute to uphold child's best interests and conform with CRC and African Charter — informed consent and welfare reports decisive
27 May 2008