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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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January 2016
Ajiambo & 2Ors v Ngolobe (Miscellaneous Application No. 273 of 2014) [2016] UGHCFD 203 (27 January 2016)
Court granted temporary injunction preserving estate pending trial but refused the proposed interim administrator appointment.
Succession law – temporary injunction pending challenge to letters of administration – tests for interim relief (prima facie case, irreparable harm, balance of convenience) – appointment of administrator pendente lite under Succession Act s.218 – requirement of neutrality and lack of conflicting interest for interim administrators.
 27 January 2016
Wadri v Andama & Ors (Administration Cause No 12 of 1997) [2016] UGHCFD 3 (6 January 2016)
Birth certificate proves parentage; customary marriage unproven; court granted joint administration to protect beneficiaries.
Intestate succession — precedence of applicants determined by share in estate; customary marriage proof and effect of non-registration; birth certificate as conclusive proof of parentage; grant to a minor via next friend; court’s power under Section 224 to associate persons with letters of administration.
 6 January 2016