Makumbi v Nabatanzi & Nabatanzi & 3 Others v Nakiburara & 2 Others
Makumbi v Nabatanzi & Nabatanzi & 3 Others v Nakiburara & 2 Others (Civil Suit Nos. 84 &15 of 2021) [2024] UGHCFD 86 (22 October 2024)
The court found that the plaintiff, Ethel Makumbi, though legally married to the late Patrick Makumbi, had been separated from him for over twenty-five years and was thus not entitled to benefit from his estate under Section 30 of the Succession Act. The purported customary marriage between the deceased and Nabatanzi Maureen was void due to the subsistence of the earlier church marriage. The court held that the will left by the deceased was valid, as it was written in his own hand and there was no evidence of forgery or fraud, despite procedural irregularities in attestation. The rightful ben…
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- Succession
- Wills And Probate
- Letters Of Administration
- Marital Status Disputes
- Beneficiary Entitlement