Uganda Case Law

In Re: Seguya &Kasozi (both infants) (Family Cause 38 of 2014)

In Re: Seguya &Kasozi (both infants) (Family Cause 38 of 2014) [2014] UGHCFD 24 (11 April 2014)

Court

HC: Family Division (Uganda)

Case number

Family Cause 38 of 2014

Judge

Tuhaise, J

The court found that both children, Ronald Seguya and Frank Kasozi, are total orphans whose relatives are unable or unwilling to care for them, and that the Greenhouse orphanage, while providing temporary care, cannot offer a permanent home. The applicants, David and Denette Becker, are suitable, financially stable, and have bonded with the children. Their suitability is supported by home study and social welfare reports, as well as the absence of criminal records or health issues. The court emphasized the best interests of the children as the paramount consideration, noting that granting leg…

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• Legal Guardianship
• Best Interests Of Child
• Adoption Procedure
• Care Orders
• Parental Responsibility

In Re: Alan Hodgkins (An Infant) & In Re: An Application For Legal Guardianship By James Franklin Hammond & Anor (HCT-00-FD-FC-0196-2008)

In Re: Alan Hodgkins (An Infant) & In Re: An Application For Legal Guardianship By James Franklin Hammond & Anor (HCT-00-FD-FC-0196-2008) [2009] UGHC 25 (27 January 2009)

Court

High Court of Uganda

Case number

HCT-00-FD-FC-0196-2008

The High Court of Uganda rejected a guardianship application after finding major procedural irregularities and that the child-care institution was not an approved home.

• Legal Guardianship
• Care Orders
• Approved Homes
• Child Custody
• Children Act Compliance
• Family-law