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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.

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Makindye Chief Magistrates' Court at Mobutu Road .

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May 2007
Kiwawa v Serunkuma and Another (Civil Suit 52 of 2006) [2007] UGHCFD 1 (5 May 2007) A Baganda clan custom prohibiting clan-mate marriages can invalidate an intended civil marriage and justify a permanent injunction. Customary law – Baganda clan prohibition on intra-clan marriage – admissibility and proof of custom; applicability of customary prohibition to civil marriages under the Marriages Act; custom not repugnant to justice or Constitution; lawful impediment to intended marriage; remedy: declaration and permanent injunction.	5 May 2007

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May 2007

Kiwawa v Serunkuma and Another (Civil Suit 52 of 2006) [2007] UGHCFD 1 (5 May 2007)

A Baganda clan custom prohibiting clan-mate marriages can invalidate an intended civil marriage and justify a permanent injunction.

Customary law – Baganda clan prohibition on intra-clan marriage – admissibility and proof of custom; applicability of customary prohibition to civil marriages under the Marriages Act; custom not repugnant to justice or Constitution; lawful impediment to intended marriage; remedy: declaration and permanent injunction.

5 May 2007