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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.
Kyzyma v Okello (Divorce Cause 79 of 2022) [2023] UGHCFD 119 (28 July 2023)
The court found that the petitioner was domiciled in Uganda and that the marriage was valid. The grounds for divorce—desertion, adultery, and cruelty—were established by the petitioner's evidence, including documentary proof and unchallenged testimony. The respondent's failure to file a defence or appear in court resulted in the facts being deemed conceded. The court held that the land in question was not matrimonial property due to lack of evidence of joint contribution or title. Regarding custody, the court applied the principle of the child's welfare as paramount, granting joint legal cust…
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Kaganzi v Tibahurira (Divorce Cause 68 of 2016) [2022] UGHCFD 28 (24 August 2022)
The High Court of Uganda dissolved the marriage for cruelty and adultery, found no matrimonial property, and granted joint custody of the children.
Kayhul v Kayhul (Divorce Cause No. 123 of 2016) [2020] UGHCFD 7 (3 July 2020)
The High Court dissolved the marriage, found desertion, granted the petitioner custody of the children, ordered child maintenance, and divided matrimonial land equally.
Kiyemba v Batte (Divorce Cause No. 127 of 2018) [2019] UGHCFD 46 (10 May 2019)
The High Court dissolved the marriage for cruelty, granted custody to the mother, ordered shared child maintenance, and awarded costs to the petitioner.
Ajanta Kethan Thakkar v Kethan Thakkar (DIVORCE CAUSE NO.3 OF 2002. ) (DIVORCE CAUSE NO.3 of 2002.) [2003] UGHC 45 (26 June 2003)
The court found that the petitioner had proved, on a balance of probabilities, that the respondent changed his religion from Hinduism to Christianity and committed adultery with Anne Piribiri. The respondent did not contest these allegations. The court held that conversion and adultery are valid grounds for divorce under the Hindu Marriage and Divorce Act and the Divorce Act, as modified by the Constitution to ensure gender equality. The court also found that the welfare of the child would best be served by granting custody to the petitioner, and ordered the respondent to pay maintenance and…
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Annettee Nakalema Kironde v Apollo Kaddu Mukasa Kironde & Anor (Civil Divorce Cause 6 of 2001) [2002] UGHCFD 3 (12 December 2002)
The High Court dissolved a marriage on admitted adultery, upheld the petition and cross-petition, awarded custody to the mother, and gave both parties access and no costs.
Kironde v Kironde & Anor (Civil Divorce Cause No. 006/2001) [2002] UGHCFD 2 (12 December 2002)
Both the petitioner and respondent admitted to acts of adultery, which under the law as modified by the Constitution, entitles either party to seek dissolution of marriage on grounds of adultery alone. The court found that sections 5 and 6 of the Divorce Act, to the extent that they discriminate between men and women, are void for inconsistency with the Constitution. The admissions of adultery in the pleadings are sufficient proof, and there was no evidence of collusion, connivance, or condonation. The welfare of the children is paramount; custody is granted to the petitioner with maintenance…
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Uganda v Baguma (HIGH COURT CRIMINAL CASE No. 0078 of 2001) [2002] UGHC 31 (12 December 2002)
The court held that both the petitioner and respondent admitted to adultery, which is a sufficient ground for dissolution of marriage under the Divorce Act, as modified by the equality provisions of the 1995 Constitution. The court found that the discriminatory provisions of the Divorce Act, which treated men and women differently in divorce proceedings, were void to the extent of their inconsistency with the Constitution. Both parties were entitled to petition for divorce on the ground of adultery alone. The court pronounced a decree nisi dissolving the marriage. Custody of the children was…
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Jani v Mrs Umibai and Others (Civil Appeal No. 58 of 1952) [1952] EACA 187 (1 January 1952)
The Court of Appeal ordered a retrial in a Zanzibar Hindu maintenance dispute, holding that abandonment was not properly pleaded or tried.
