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Dorothy Gazarwa v Ronald Odhiambo Omuthe (Divorce Cause 218 of 2021) [2025] UGHCFD 40 (1 July 2025)
The High Court of Uganda dissolved the marriage for desertion, granted the petitioner full custody of the child, and ordered supervised visitation.
David Siriri v Liz Miriam Namusoke (Divorce Cause 158 of 2019) [2024] UGHCFD 82 (22 November 2024)
The High Court dissolved a marriage on grounds of cruelty and desertion, ordered child maintenance arrangements, and divided disputed matrimonial property.
Atuhaire v Bainobwengye & Another (Civil Appeal 86 of 2020) [2024] UGHC 1192 (18 October 2024)
High Court appeal over matrimonial property, child maintenance, and compensation. The court ordered valuation and equal division of the Kagando property and dismissed the cross-appeal.
Namara v Tukamwesiga (Civil Appeal 15 of 2022) [2024] UGHCFD 54 (11 September 2024)
High Court appeal over child custody and maintenance dismissed. The court upheld staggered visitation and joint custody arrangements, and refused retroactive compensation.
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.
Lugwaro v Karema (Family Cause 67 of 2021) [2024] UGHCFD 50 (26 August 2024)
The High Court granted the mother sole custody, maintenance orders, DNA testing for the youngest child, and partition by sale of jointly owned property.
Tumwine v Wakulira (Civil Appeal 17 of 2023) [2024] UGHCFD 46 (18 April 2024)
The High Court partly allowed a child-maintenance appeal, faulting the lower court’s assessment of salary, arrears, and medical needs, and remitted the matter for reconsideration.
Kakyo v Birungi (HCT-01-CV-MA 18 of 2023) [2023] UGHC 140 (30 November 2023)
The High Court partly granted an application for consequential orders, fixing payable tuition arrears and school requirements for one child, but declined claims relating to the other child.
Obuku v Obitre (Divorce Cause 169 of 2023) [2023] UGHCFD 196 (30 November 2023)
The Court found that the parties' conduct and joint registration of the matrimonial home and investment account evidenced an intention to share ownership equally. No sufficient evidence was adduced to rebut the presumption of equality for jointly owned property. The Court held that both parties are entitled to a 50% share in the matrimonial home at Nsasa and the UAP Unit Trust Account. Individually acquired properties, such as the three plots at Nabusugwe, Mukono and the respective portions of land at Zirobwe, remain the sole property of the purchaser. The Court ordered valuation of the matri…
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Twijukye v Tugumisirize (Divorce Cause 28 of 2021) [2023] UGHCFD 139 (17 November 2023)
The court found that the Petitioner was guilty of cruelty towards the Respondent, as his conduct, including abandonment and psychological mistreatment, met the threshold for cruelty under Ugandan law. The evidence established that the marriage had irretrievably broken down, with both parties living separately and reconciliation attempts having failed. The court held that denial of conjugal rights and psychological torture constitute cruelty, referencing relevant case law. On custody, the court applied the welfare principle, granting joint custody of the minor child to both parents, as the old…
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