HC: Family Division (Uganda)

Adoption—Children Act Cap. 62—Jurisdiction of the High Court—Inter-country adoption—Parental consent—Best interests of the child—Section 86, 87, 88, 90 & 91 of the Children Act—Welfare principle—Permanent placement—Termination of parental rights—Change of name—Judicial discretion—Recognition of adoption orders internationally—Compliance with legal requirements—Procedural fairness

Vacating beneficiary caveats—administrator’s authority—beneficiaries' rights—misuse of caveats—timely administration—fiduciary duties—obligation to render accounts—beneficiaries’ legal challenges—judicial enforcement of succession principles

Family law — divorce — grounds for divorce — cruelty and desertion — matrimonial property — custody and maintenance of children — equal rights of spouses — matrimonial property sharing — non-matrimonial assets — evidence — parental responsibility — child welfare — costs

Family law—inter-country adoption—best interests of the child—jurisdiction—criminal record—eligibility of adoptive parents—child welfare paramount—adoption denied—statutory compliance

Succession law—estate management—revocation of letters of administration—intermeddling—beneficiary disputes—DNA testing—paternity presumption—compliance with court orders—contempt—remedies—costs.

Family law—estate management—wills—executor duties—inventory and account—fraud allegations—probate retention—beneficiary rights—share distribution—costs awarded

Succession Law—Locus standi—joint administration—execution of estate property—judicial sale—consent requirement—illegality and abuse of court process—costs

Succession Law—validity of a will—letters of administration—rightful beneficiaries—validity of customary marriage—effect of prolonged separation on inheritance—intermeddling in an estate

Family law – matrimonial property – dispute over sale proceeds – husband and wife's competing claims – spousal consent – ownership rights – entitlement to proceeds – agency – costs

Family Law—matrimonial property—lis pendens—stay of execution—court jurisdiction—abuse of court process