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Esteri Akandwanaho Ndizeye vs Roland Ndizeye Sekaziga (Miscellaneous Application No. 53 of 2018) [2021] UGHCFD 218 (21 April 2021)
The High Court of Uganda dismissed an application to review a divorce consent judgment and award sole custody, instead upholding joint custody and clarifying visitation times.
In Re: Kigenyi & Nabwire ( children) (Family Cause No. 012 of 2019) [2019] UGHCFD 7 (16 April 2019)
High Court at Jinja appointed Musa Jomo legal guardian of his minor children and authorized sale of part of their land, applying the welfare principle.
In Re: Lisa Marie Cherline Sanyu,(child) ,(Adoption) (Family Cause No. 107 of 2018) [2019] UGHCFD 13 (26 March 2019)
The High Court in Kampala granted a British aunt’s adoption petition for her deceased sister’s child, waiving the fostering-period requirement in the child’s best interests.
In the matter for the Adoption of Ryan Kenneth Ssentongo Musasizi (Family Cause No. 52 of 2018) [2018] UGHCFD 19 (27 September 2018)
The High Court of Uganda granted an adoption order after finding the petitioners met statutory requirements and that adoption served the child’s best interests.
Ochaya & Anor v Lamaro (Micellaneous Civil Application No. 0028 of 2017) [2018] UGHCFD 5 (17 September 2018)
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.
In Re: an application by Edema (Family And Children Cause No. 0003 of 2017) [2017] UGHCFD 13 (22 November 2017)
The High Court at Arua granted Rodrigo Boniface Edema guardianship of three orphaned children, applying the welfare principle and best interests of the child.
In Re: Gavin Terry Kaggwa & Ors (Misc. Cause No. 20 of 2016) [2017] UGHCFD 17 (14 August 2017)
The High Court granted guardianship orders to two mothers for six children after their father died intestate, applying the welfare principle under the Children Act.
In Re: Anna Namaleme Joloba (an infant) (Family Cause N0.51 of 2013) [2015] UGHCFD 16 (12 March 2015)
The court found that the applicants, as the natural parents and joint proprietors with the minor, sought legal guardianship to facilitate a transaction that would benefit the minor by diversifying family income through the sale of part of the jointly owned land and reinvestment in a commercial property. The minor was aware of and consented to the transaction, and the court was satisfied that the parents acted in her best interest. Applying the welfare principle under Article 34(1)(b) of the Constitution, the court concluded that the transaction and the appointment of the applicants as legal g…
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Otto v Edyline Sabrina Pacific (Civil Appeal No. 88 of 2013) [2015] UGCA 37 (11 March 2015)
The Court of Appeal of Uganda allowed a custody appeal, set aside sole custody awarded to the mother, ordered joint custody, and granted the father weekly access.
Wafula v Wanyoto & anor (Civil Revision No. 17 of 2014) [2015] UGHCCD 54 (27 February 2015)
High Court refused revision of a maintenance-related decree, holding that the family and children’s court had jurisdiction and acted to protect the children’s welfare.
