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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 2018
Selamawit & Another v Amanuile & Another (Civil Appeal No. 22 of 2017) [2018] UGHCFD 17 (31 May 2018)
Second appellate court restored custody to the applicant after finding the first appellate court mis-evaluated evidence and erred on domicile and welfare.
Family law – custody of children – appellate review – duty of second appellate court to re-evaluate evidence where first appellate court failed; domicile – domicile by choice vs. citizenship; child welfare paramount over parental financial comparison; inadmissible reliance on unsupported findings of temperament.
 31 May 2018
In Re: Abey Dinah & Ors (Moinors) (Family Cause No. 043 of 2017) [2018] UGHCFD 12 (15 May 2018)
High Court grants guardianship under the Children Act where applicant meets statutory conditions and the children’s best interests.
Children Act (s.43, s.43
B) – Guardianship – Jurisdiction of High Court to hear guardianship applications – Statutory conditions for grant of guardianship – Best interests of the child – Social welfare assessment – Registration of guardianship orders (URSB, NIRA)
 15 May 2018
In Re: Yekoyasi Nkalubo (Miscellaneous Application No. 006 of 2017) [2018] UGHCFD 15 (8 May 2018)
Court declared a long-missing person presumed dead based on prolonged absence and corroborating police and local evidence.
Presumption of death; Registration of Persons Act s.47(2); sufficiency of evidence for presumption (prolonged absence, police report, newspaper notice, family and local council attestations); Civil Procedure Act s.98 and Order 52 Rules 1 & 2; effect of court declaration as equivalent to death certificate.
 8 May 2018