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Family And Children [2025] UGHC 422

Natukunda Hilder v Kabagambe Eliab (Divorce Cause 2 of 2024)

Natukunda Hilder v Kabagambe Eliab (Divorce Cause 2 of 2024) [2025] UGHC 422 (11 June 2025)

The High Court granted a divorce-related judgment, awarded UGX 10 million in general damages for assault, and ordered equal sharing of the children’s education costs.

  • Divorce Proceedings
  • Custody And Access
  • Maintenance Of Children
  • General Damages For Assault
  • Division Of Matrimonial Property
  • Divorce
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Land And Property [2024] UGHC 848

Natukunda v Friday

Natukunda v Friday (Civil Appeal 5 of 2023) [2024] UGHC 848 (29 August 2024)

The High Court partly allowed a civil appeal over cohabitation property, finding the respondent proved only a 30% share and ordering each party to bear own costs.

  • Cohabitation Property Disputes
  • Contribution To Property
  • Division Of Matrimonial Property
  • Costs In Family Matters
  • Cohabitation-property-disputes
  • Contribution-to-property
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Family And Children [2013] UGSC 22

Rwabinumi v Bahimbisomwe

Rwabinumi v Bahimbisomwe (Civil Appeal 10 of 2009) [2013] UGSC 22 (22 March 2013)

The Supreme Court held that the Court of Appeal erred in law by pronouncing that all property individually owned prior to marriage automatically becomes joint property upon marriage and must be shared equally at divorce. The correct legal position is that only property to which a spouse has contributed, either directly or indirectly, is subject to division upon dissolution of marriage. The Constitution guarantees equality of spouses but does not abrogate the right to individual property ownership. The trial judge's division of property, which distinguished between individually owned and joint…

  • Division Of Matrimonial Property
  • Contribution To Property Acquisition
  • Constitutional Rights In Marriage
  • Marriage Act Interpretation
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Land And Property [2009] UGHC 104

Hajat Aisha Nakazibwe v Muhamed Nabwaaga (HCT-00-LD- CS-0188 of 2009) (HCT-00-LD- CS-0188 of 2009)

Hajat Aisha Nakazibwe v Muhamed Nabwaaga (HCT-00-LD- CS-0188 of 2009) (HCT-00-LD- CS-0188 of 2009) [2009] UGHC 104 (28 August 2009)

The High Court of Uganda entered judgment by consent, ordering the defendant to surrender the disputed land and related documents to the plaintiff.

  • Property Settlement
  • Division Of Matrimonial Property
  • Consent Judgment
  • Consent-judgment
  • Land-dispute
  • Matrimonial-property
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