THE STATE v SEKAI NDORO

Key Issues

• {"issue_text":"Whether the Juvenile Court had jurisdiction to hear an application for guardianship when the minor child has a natural guardian","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"The child has both natural parents alive; the father is a natural guardian under section 3 of the Guardianship of Minors Act"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether failure to give notice to the child's father violates the audi alteram partem rule","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"The father was not cited as a respondent and was not given notice of the application"}
• {"issue_text":"Which court has jurisdiction to determine guardianship disputes between natural parents","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"The parents are separated but no sole guardianship order has been granted by the High Court"}

Background