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.

Physical address
Makindye Chief Magistrates' Court at Mobutu Road .
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November 2024

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

29 November 2024

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

22 November 2024

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

15 November 2024

 

14 November 2024

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

14 November 2024

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

5 November 2024

 

1 November 2024