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Kenyan Court Lacks Authority For Child Maintenance Orders

BBC World Service Nairobi 13d Impact 3
The BBC reported that authorities struggle to compel fathers residing in the United Kingdom to pay maintenance to mothers in Kenya. Challenges include the inability to obtain DNA samples from overseas residents for confirmatory testing in Kenyan courts.

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Sources · 7 independent

BBC World Service

“orders to force the fathers to pay child maintenance to the mothers. quickly comes up against an obstacle. These are people in another country. There was no way of enforcing or even getting their DNA to a Kenyan court for the purposes of doing a confirmatory DNA test.”

BBC Radio 4

“the Kenyan court has no authority to make them pay child maintenance. DNA to a Kenyan court for the purposes of doing a confirmatory DNA test. With the men back in the UK, the Kenyan court has no authority to make them pay child maintenance.”

BBC World Service

“There was no way of enforcing or even getting their DNA to a Kenyan court for the purposes of doing a confirmatory DNA test.”

BBC Radio 4

“the Kenyan court has no authority to make them pay child maintenance.”

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