IN THE MATTER OF BABY RUTH OFOSUA (CHILD) AND IN THE MATTER OF THE CHILDREN'S ACT, 1998, (ACT 560) AS AMENDED BY THE CHILDREN'S AMENDMENT ACT, 2016(ACT 937) AND IN THE MATTER OF AN APPLICATION FOR GRANT OF ADOPTION

Her Ladyship Justice Cynthia Wiredu (Mrs.), sitting as a Justice of the High Court, considered an application for adoption alongside exhibits submitted in support. The court expressed conviction that the applicant had done a good job in taking care of the child and recorded that the application was not opposed. Concluding that granting the application would serve the best interest of the child, the court granted the adoption as prayed. In its order, the court specified that the child is now known as Lady Gabriella Yayra Adzo Mensah and authorized the applicant to travel in and out of the jurisdiction with the child. The concise reasons reflect reliance on the evidence and the applicant’s demonstrated care, with the absence of opposition supporting a welfare-centered grant.