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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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November 2020
W H and Another v N E (Divorce Appeal No. 1 of 2019) [2020] UGHCFD 10 (30 November 2020) First appellate court affirms possession order for matrimonial property; res judicata and title-cancellation claims rejected. Divorce — Matrimonial property — Possession and protection of children’s interest; Res judicata — burden to prove former decree and inadmissibility of new evidence on appeal; Evidence — additional evidence on appeal permitted only in exceptional circumstances; Registration of title — distinction between orders for cancellation of title and possession/registration for protection of dependants' interests.	30 November 2020

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November 2020

W H and Another v N E (Divorce Appeal No. 1 of 2019) [2020] UGHCFD 10 (30 November 2020)

First appellate court affirms possession order for matrimonial property; res judicata and title-cancellation claims rejected.

Divorce — Matrimonial property — Possession and protection of children’s interest; Res judicata — burden to prove former decree and inadmissibility of new evidence on appeal; Evidence — additional evidence on appeal permitted only in exceptional circumstances; Registration of title — distinction between orders for cancellation of title and possession/registration for protection of dependants' interests.

30 November 2020