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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 2021
Muzito v Muzito (Civil Suit 171 of 2013) [2021] UGHCFD 222 (10 May 2021) Widow proved lawful marriage; caveat unjustified; plaintiff allowed to seek letters of administration and awarded damages for defamatory conduct. Succession – entitlement to letters of administration – proof of marriage; validity of church marriage certificates; caveat against grant of administration; gift inter vivos and proof of transfer; defamation arising from pre-grant correspondence; remedies – damages and removal of caveat.	10 May 2021

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May 2021

Muzito v Muzito (Civil Suit 171 of 2013) [2021] UGHCFD 222 (10 May 2021)

Widow proved lawful marriage; caveat unjustified; plaintiff allowed to seek letters of administration and awarded damages for defamatory conduct.

Succession – entitlement to letters of administration – proof of marriage; validity of church marriage certificates; caveat against grant of administration; gift inter vivos and proof of transfer; defamation arising from pre-grant correspondence; remedies – damages and removal of caveat.

10 May 2021