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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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September 2014
In Re: Apiyo Grace (child) (HCT – 02- CV – MC – 0057 – 2014) [2014] UGHCFD 46 (30 September 2014)
Adoption granted where the child’s welfare and strong bond justified exception to the statutory fostering period.
Children Act (ss.3, 45, 46) – Adoption – Welfare principle paramount – Suitability of adoptive parent – Intercountry adoption requirements – Exceptional circumstances allowing departure from 36-month fostering requirement – Termination of other parental rights – Registration and consular notification.
 30 September 2014
In Re: Angelica Agnese Corna (an Infant) (Family Cause No. 085/2013) [2014] UGHCFD 45 (26 September 2014)
Adoption granted: the child’s welfare and petitioners’ suitability outweighed a shortfall in the statutory fostering period.
Children law – Adoption – Welfare of the child paramount – Shortfall in statutory fostering period overridden by child’s best interest Adoption – Suitability of adoptive parents – age, residency, financial means, good conduct and probation report Procedure – Registration of adoption and notification to consular/Ministry of Foreign Affairs
 26 September 2014
In Re: Esunget Benon & Nambozo Mariam (Infants) (Adoption Cause No. 001 of 2013) [2014] UGHCFD 40 (4 September 2014)
Court granted adoption, finding exceptional circumstances, statutory compliance and that adoption served the children’s best interests.
Children Act (s46) – intercountry adoption – exceptional circumstances; foster care requirement (36 months); consent to adoption; suitability of adoptive parents; best interests of the child; registration of adoption order.
 4 September 2014