HC: Family Division (Uganda)

The Family Division was created in  April 2005 as a division of the high court that handles: Administration causes, Family causes, (Adoption, Guardianship, Affiliation/maintenance), Miscellaneous causes, Miscellaneous applications, Civil appeals, Civil suits, Originating summons, Civil revisions and Divorce cases.

Physical address
Makindye Chief Magistrates' Court at Mobutu Road .
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Judgment date
September 2004
Family Law
2 September 2004
March 2004
Guardianship may be granted to foreign nationals if doing so serves the abandoned child's best interests.
Children Act – guardianship – welfare principle (paramount consideration) – First Schedule factors – appointment of foreign national as guardian – abandonment and absence of parents.
22 March 2004