Uganda Case Law

In Re: Tumusime (an infant) (Family Cause No. 0297 of 2013)

In Re: Tumusime (an infant) (Family Cause No. 0297 of 2013) [2013] UGHCFD 23 (19 December 2013)

Court

HC: Family Division (Uganda)

Case number

Family Cause No. 0297 of 2013

Judge

Bamugemereire, J

The court found that Anna Tumusiime is a double orphan in urgent need of care, with no Ugandan willing or able to assume her guardianship. The welfare principle, as enshrined in the Constitution and Children Act, requires that the child's best interests be paramount. The applicants demonstrated their ability and willingness to provide a stable, loving home, supported by character references, social welfare reports, and a clean background. Precedent supports granting guardianship to foreign nationals in such circumstances. The court, therefore, exercised its inherent jurisdiction to appoint th…

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• Guardianship Of Minors
• Best Interest Of Child
• International Guardianship
• Double Orphan Status

In Re Wanzala (an infant)

In Re Wanzala (an infant) (Miscellaneous Cause No. 21 of 2012) [2012] UGHC 224 (1 November 2012)

Court

High Court of Uganda

Case number

Miscellaneous Cause No. 21 of 2012

Judge

Anglin, J

The High Court of Uganda appointed Dutch applicants as legal guardians of an infant and allowed them to take him to the Netherlands, applying the child’s best interests.

• Legal Guardianship
• Child Welfare
• Best Interests Of Child
• International Guardianship
• Parental Responsibility
• Legal-guardianship

Re: Ashiraf (An Infant) (Family Cause No. 103 of 2009)

Re: Ashiraf (An Infant) (Family Cause No. 103 of 2009) [2009] UGHC 70 (28 September 2009)

Court

High Court of Uganda

Case number

Family Cause No. 103 of 2009

The High Court of Uganda granted legal guardianship of abandoned child Ashiraf to the applicants, finding the order served the child’s welfare and best interests.

• Legal Guardianship
• Child Welfare
• Best Interests Of Child
• Abandoned Child
• International Guardianship
• Legal-guardianship

In The Matter of Basemera Rose An Infant

In The Matter of Basemera Rose An Infant (Miscellaneous Application No. 0001 of 2009) [2009] UGHC 244 (22 June 2009)

Court

High Court of Uganda

Case number

Miscellaneous Application No. 0001 of 2009

Judge

Owiny-Dollo, J

The High Court in Fort Portal granted joint legal guardianship of an orphaned Ugandan child to U.S. nationals, applying the child’s best interests principle.

• Guardianship Of Minors
• Best Interests Of Child
• International Guardianship
• Adoption Preparation
• Guardianship-of-minors
• Best-interests-of-the-child