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Kawongolo Kataswa v Claudine Uwineza (Divorce Cause 3 of 2022) [2025] UGHC 513 (14 July 2025)
The High Court of Uganda dissolved a marriage on grounds of desertion and adultery, granted custody of three children to the petitioner, and allowed the respondent visitation.
Amuge v Obalim (Divorce Cause 1 of 2021) [2024] UGHC 864 (6 September 2024)
High Court of Uganda dissolved a marriage after finding desertion proved in both pleadings and adultery proved in the cross-petition. Custody and maintenance orders were made.
Meaton v Acayo (Divorce Cause 1 of 2018) [2024] UGHC 151 (8 April 2024)
The High Court dissolved the marriage for adultery and desertion, but declined custody and maintenance orders. It awarded the husband UGX 10,000,000 plus interest.
Generosa v Muramira (Divorce Cause 183 of 2022) [2024] UGHCFD 15 (20 March 2024)
The High Court dissolved the parties’ marriage after finding adultery and cruelty proved, and awarded the petitioner compensation for contributions to a tree project plus costs.
Karokora v Karokora (Divorce Cause 20 of 2020) [2023] UGHCFD 32 (18 August 2023)
The High Court dismissed a divorce petition, holding that cruelty or desertion alone were insufficient under the Divorce Act without proof of adultery.
Rev . Bukyanagandi v Bukyanagandi (Divorce Cause 2 of 2020) [2022] UGHC 120 (30 November 2022)
The High Court dissolved a marriage on grounds of cruelty and desertion, rejected the respondent’s adultery claim, and equitably divided matrimonial property.
Kaganzi v Tibahurira (Divorce Cause 68 of 2016) [2022] UGHCFD 28 (24 August 2022)
The High Court of Uganda dissolved the marriage for cruelty and adultery, found no matrimonial property, and granted joint custody of the children.
Kiyemba v Batte (Divorce Cause No. 127 of 2018) [2019] UGHCFD 46 (10 May 2019)
The High Court dissolved the marriage for cruelty, granted custody to the mother, ordered shared child maintenance, and awarded costs to the petitioner.
Namuyimbwa v David Ralph Pace (Divorce Cause No. 14 of 2017) [2018] UGHCFD 4 (20 March 2018)
The court found that the petitioner and respondent were lawfully married under Ugandan law. The respondent's conduct, including adultery, desertion, and cruelty, was established by uncontroverted evidence. The respondent failed to provide for the petitioner, abandoned her, deprived her of conjugal rights, and admitted to cohabiting with another woman. The marriage had irretrievably broken down, with no prospect of reconciliation. The respondent did not contest the petition, and the evidence was deemed admitted. The petitioner proved her case to the required standard, entitling her to dissolut…
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Nuwaha v Kyalimpa (Divorce Cause No. 38 of 2010) [2015] UGHCFD 32 (8 October 2015)
The court found that the respondent committed adultery during the subsistence of the marriage, which constituted a ground for divorce. The petitioner failed to prove desertion and cruelty to the required legal standard. The Zana property was the matrimonial home, but the respondent did not prove contribution to its acquisition or construction and thus was not entitled to a share. The Namirembe property, Namagoma land, and fuel business were found to be individually owned by the respondent, with no credible evidence of joint ownership or contribution by the petitioner. The petitioner’s claims…
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