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Family And Children [2025] UGHC 460

Babirye Annet (Applicant) – In the Matter of the Estate of Kironde Mark Park (A Person of Unsound Mind)

Babirye Annet (Applicant) – In the Matter of the Estate of Kironde Mark Park (A Person of Unsound Mind) (Miscellaneous Cause No. 2 of 2025) [2025] UGHC 460 (30 June 2025)

Court
High Court of Uganda
Case number
Miscellaneous Cause No. 2 of 2025
Judge
Deepa Verma, J

The High Court at Mpigi declared Kironde Mark Park incapable of managing his affairs and appointed Babirye Annet as manager of his estate.

  • Mental Capacity
  • Guardianship
  • Appointment Of Manager
  • Unsound Mind Declaration
  • Mental-capacity
  • Estate-management
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Civil Procedure [2024] UGHCCD 183

Adong v Ilalu (Revision Cause 30 of 2022)

Adong v Ilalu (Revision Cause 30 of 2022) [2024] UGHCCD 183 (11 October 2024)

Court
HC: Civil Division (Uganda)
Case number
Revision Cause 30 of 2022
Judge
Boniface Wamala, J

The High Court revised and set aside a magistrate’s orders appointing a guardian and granting access to a bank account, holding the matter exceeded the court’s pecuniary jurisdiction.

  • Pecuniary Jurisdiction
  • Revision Of Magistrates Orders
  • Guardianship
  • Mental Capacity
  • Estate Management
  • Pecuniary-jurisdiction
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Family And Children [2024] UGHC 740

Lakot v Odong

Lakot v Odong (Miscellaneous Cause 5 of 2024) [2024] UGHC 740 (31 July 2024)

Court
High Court of Uganda
Case number
Miscellaneous Cause 5 of 2024
Judge
Mwaka, J

The High Court appointed the applicant wife as personal representative after finding the respondent mentally incapacitated by age-related dementia.

  • Mental Capacity
  • Guardianship
  • Personal Representative Appointment
  • Incapacity Due To Illness
  • Mental-capacity
  • Personal-representative-appointment
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Family And Children [2024] UGHCFD 44

Babirye & Another v Nakiranda & 4 Others

Babirye & Another v Nakiranda & 4 Others (Civil Suit 15 of 2022) [2024] UGHCFD 44 (20 May 2024)

Court
HC: Family Division (Uganda)
Case number
Civil Suit 15 of 2022
Judge
Echookit, J

The High Court held that it had jurisdiction to hear a challenge to legal guardianship granted in Uganda, even though the children were later adopted abroad.

  • Jurisdiction Over Foreign Defendants
  • Legal Guardianship Disputes
  • Adoption Orders
  • Cause Of Action Arising
  • Challenge To Guardianship
  • International Child Adoption
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Family And Children [2022] UGHC 97

Echimu Simon Peter vs Egwau John Robert

Echimu Simon Peter vs Egwau John Robert (Miscellaneous Cause No. 4 of 2022) [2022] UGHC 97 (18 October 2022)

Court
High Court of Uganda
Case number
Miscellaneous Cause No. 4 of 2022
Judge
Adonyo, J

The High Court dismissed an application to manage an alleged mentally ill father’s affairs, finding the medical evidence inconclusive and the process not in good faith.

  • Mental Capacity
  • Guardianship
  • Procedure For Appointment
  • Fiduciary Duties
  • Mental-capacity
  • Mental-health-act
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Civil Procedure [2022] UGHC 106

Abulo v Ibokit

Abulo v Ibokit (Miscellaneous Cause No. 6 of 2022) [2022] UGHC 106 (16 August 2022)

Court
High Court of Uganda
Case number
Miscellaneous Cause No. 6 of 2022
Judge
Adonyo, J

The court found Ibokit Thomas mentally ill and unable to manage his affairs, then appointed his sister, Abulo Beatrice Florence, as personal representative.

  • Mental Health Act Application
  • Appointment Of Personal Representative
  • Incapacity Due To Mental Illness
  • Mental-health-act
  • Personal-representative
  • Incapacity
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Civil Procedure [2022] UGHCCD 310

Abulo v Ibokit

Abulo v Ibokit (Miscellaneous Cause 6 of 2022) [2022] UGHCCD 310 (16 August 2022)

Court
HC: Civil Division (Uganda)
Case number
Miscellaneous Cause 6 of 2022
Judge
Adonyo, J

The High Court of Uganda appointed Beatrice Florence Abulo as personal representative for her brother, after finding he suffered from mental illness and could not manage his estate.

  • Mental Health Act Application
  • Appointment Of Personal Representative
  • Capacity And Competence
  • Guardianship Of Mentally Ill Person
  • Mental-health-act-application
  • Appointment-of-personal-representative
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Family And Children [2019] UGHC 26

IN RE NM & NEP (Infants)

IN RE NM & NEP (Infants) (Miscellaneous Cause No. 053 of 2018) [2019] UGHC 26 (11 December 2019)

Court
High Court of Uganda
Case number
Miscellaneous Cause No. 053 of 2018
Judge
Luswata, J

The High Court granted guardianship of two children to their maternal aunt, holding that the children’s welfare was paramount despite the missing probation report.

  • Guardianship
  • Welfare Of The Child
  • Best Interests Of The Child
  • Children Act Application
  • Welfare-of-the-child
  • Best-interests-of-the-child
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Family And Children [2019] UGHCFD 12

In Re: Akoth Fanice (Adoption) (Adoption Cause No. 4 of 2019)

In Re: Akoth Fanice (Adoption) (Adoption Cause No. 4 of 2019) [2019] UGHCFD 12 (10 July 2019)

Court
HC: Family Division (Uganda)
Case number
Adoption Cause No. 4 of 2019
Judge
Mukwaya, J

The High Court dismissed an adoption petition after finding the child was not a Ugandan citizen and that the court lacked jurisdiction for inter-country adoption.

  • Inter Country Adoption
  • Jurisdiction
  • Citizenship Of Child
  • Parental Consent
  • Guardianship
  • Inter-country-adoption
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Family And Children [2018] UGHCFD 5

Ochaya & Anor v Lamaro (Micellaneous Civil Application No. 0028 of 2017)

Ochaya & Anor v Lamaro (Micellaneous Civil Application No. 0028 of 2017) [2018] UGHCFD 5 (17 September 2018)

Court
HC: Family Division (Uganda)
Case number
Micellaneous Civil Application No. 0028 of 2017
Judge
Stephen Mubiru, J

The High Court at Gulu granted an adoption order for Lamaro Lillie Ochaya, finding the applicants met the statutory requirements and that adoption served the child’s best interests.

  • Adoption Of Child
  • Inter Country Adoption
  • Welfare Principle
  • Guardianship
  • Parental Rights
  • Adoption
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