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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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June 2021
In the Matter of Legal Guardianship of Tumusime N. B ( An Infant) by Kwizera Besi (FC Guardianship Application 1 of 2020) [2021] UGHCFD 220 (10 June 2021)
Court appointed the biological parent guardian and authorised sale and subdivision of jointly held land in the child’s best interests.
Guardianship – best interests of the child – biological parent as guardian – sale and subdivision of minor’s land. Property law – joint tenancy vs tenancy in common – presumption rebutted by lack of contribution; severance and partition. Children’s Act – requirement that parental actions concerning child’s property not be adverse to child’s interests. Conveyancing – requirement to register title to minor’s allotted land from sale proceeds.
 10 June 2021
In the Matter of N. B (An Infant) By K (FC Guardianship Application No. 1 of 2020) [2021] UGHCFD 2 (10 June 2021)
Court grants father's guardianship to sell and subdivide land co‑owned with minor, prioritising the child's best interests.
Children’s Act – guardianship – best interests of the child; Sale and subdivision of land owned by a minor; Registration of Titles Act s.56 – joint tenancy presumption vs tenancy in common; need to prove how minor became proprietor; parental consent; safeguards when authorising dealings in minor’s property.
 10 June 2021