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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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November 2013
In Re: Kisule Grace ( an Infant) (Family Cause No. 029 of 2013) [2013] UGHCFD 17 (14 November 2013)
Appointment of a legal guardian granted where the child’s welfare is paramount and the applicant proved fit, consenting and able to provide care.
Children Law – Guardianship – appointment of legal guardian for orphaned child – best interests paramount – evidence of fitness and means – probation officer’s report and consents – authorization for international travel and registration of order with domestic and foreign authorities.
 14 November 2013
In Re: Nakilinya (an infant) (Family Cause 153 of 2013) [2013] UGHCFD 16 (11 November 2013)
Court granted legal guardianship to applicants under the best-interests principle where biological parents were unable or unwilling to care for the child.
Guardianship – High Court jurisdiction under constitutional and inherent powers – Best interests of the child paramount – Children Act criteria applied – Loco parentis and fitness of overseas guardians – Protective reporting and passport conditions for guardianship orders.
 11 November 2013
In Re: Bwayo (an infant) (HCT-04-CV-FC-0003-2013) [2013] UGHCFD 15 (7 November 2013)
Court appointed the natural father guardian and authorized mortgaging minor’s land where proceeds serve the child’s welfare and education.
Children Act (ss.3,5) – Guardianship – Appointment of natural parent as guardian; Mortgage/pledge of minor’s land – Court authorization where transaction is in child's best interests – Paramountcy of welfare – Reliance on precedents permitting mortgage to fund education.
 7 November 2013
In Re: Nziawaheka (an infant) (Family Cause No. 207 of 2013) [2013] UGHCFD 14 (5 November 2013)
Applicants fit to care but guardianship refused as removal from the natural family was not in the child’s best interests.
Children Act – guardianship – best interests of the child – whether removal from biological family justified; suitability of foreign applicants; role of guardianship vs parental duty.
 5 November 2013