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Washington Amy Elizabeth (Civil Appeal No. 123 of 2023) [2025] UGCA 131 (12 May 2025)
The Court of Appeal of Uganda allowed an adoption appeal, finding the High Court failed to apply the child’s welfare principle and on the evidence the adoption should be granted.
Burua v Burua (Divorce Cause 93 of 2019) [2024] UGHCFD 56 (17 September 2024)
The High Court of Uganda dissolved a marriage on grounds of cruelty and desertion, ordered joint custody with primary care to the petitioner, and divided DFCU shares equally.
IN RE Kyakutwika Patrick & Muyaya Jackson (Infants) (Adoption Cause No. 18 of 2018) [2019] UGHC 14 (15 July 2019)
The High Court of Uganda granted a Spanish national’s adoption application for two Ugandan boys, waiving the one-year residence requirement in exceptional circumstances.
IN RE a Petition by Emilie Roberte Mary Larter for the adoption of Mukama Adam Paul (Adoption Cause No. 036 of 2018) [2019] UGHC 13 (11 July 2019)
The High Court at Jinja granted a UK national’s adoption petition for a Ugandan child, finding inter-country adoption requirements met and the child’s welfare served by the order.
IN RE Apio Sarah & Achen Claire (Infants) (Misc. Cause No. 20 of 2018) [2019] UGHC 15 (27 May 2019)
The High Court of Uganda at Jinja granted a U.S. couple’s adoption petition for twin girls, finding exceptional circumstances and that adoption served the children’s best interests.
In Re: Birabwa Mutaka (Adoption Cause No. 014 of 2018) [2019] UGHCFD 2 (21 March 2019)
The court found that the applicants satisfied all statutory requirements for intercountry adoption under the Children Act, including age, fostering period, criminal record clearance, and suitability as adoptive parents. The welfare principle was applied, with the court determining that the child’s best interests would be served by remaining with the applicants, who have provided stable care and demonstrated commitment. The biological father’s consent was obtained, and the mother’s consent was waived due to abandonment and lack of involvement, as permitted by law. The applicants were found to…
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In Re: Birabwa Mutaka (Adoption) (Adoption Cause No. 014 of 2018) [2019] UGHCFD 8 (21 March 2019)
The High Court of Uganda granted an intercountry adoption order for Birabwa Mutaka to Jonathan Patrick McLeod and Mary Frances Chrisman McLeod, waiving the mother’s consent.
In Re: David Mukisa & Jonathan Mwesigwa (Miscellaneous Cause No. 008 of 2018) [2018] UGHCFD 10 (11 October 2018)
Uganda High Court granted an inter-country adoption order for two abandoned children, waiving the first petitioner’s residence requirement in the child’s best interests.
In Re: Tusabiri (an infant) (Adoption Cause No 252 of 2013) [2014] UGHCFD 30 (8 May 2014)
The court found that it had jurisdiction to hear the adoption petition as the applicant is a non-citizen and the child is a Ugandan national. The applicant satisfied all statutory requirements for adoption, including age, residency, fostering period, absence of a criminal record, and positive recommendations from both Ugandan and Dutch authorities. The child, having been abandoned and with no known parents, was in need of a permanent home and care, which the applicant had already been providing for over three years. The court determined that the adoption was in the best interests of the child…
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