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
June 2005
Court corrected its judgment, upheld Magistrate’s refusals to amend pleadings, dismissed review with costs and remitted petition to trial court.
Civil procedure — Review and correction of court’s judgment — Order 42 CPR and Civil Procedure Act ss.98–100 — slip or clerical errors; Magistrates’ Courts Act s.232 — limits when court not sitting in appeal; Order VI r.18 CPR — refusal to grant leave to amend pleadings not automatically appealable under Order 40 CPR; remittal to trial court to determine substantive issues.
30 June 2005
May 2005
12 May 2005
April 2005
Family Law
27 April 2005
March 2005
Administrator General appointed pendente lite to protect dependants where respondent’s administration risked depriving children of support.
* Probate – appointment of Administrator General pendente lite to protect dependants' interests; * Interim administration where alleged neglect or omission by estate applicant; * Refusal of adjournment where no opposing papers filed and unexplained absence; * No costs where application unopposed.
23 March 2005