Constitution of the Republic of Uganda, 1995
Rights of the family.
- Jurisdiction
- Uganda
- Provision
- 31
- Source language
- English
- Recorded status
- in force
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- Recorded status
- in force
Provision text
Official source(1) Men and women of the age of eighteen years and above have the
right to marry and to found a family and are entitled to equal rights in
marriage, during marriage and at its dissolution.
(2) Parliament shall make appropriate laws for the protection of the
rights of widows and widowers to inherit the property of their deceased
spouses and to enjoy parental rights over their children.
(3) Marriage shall be entered into with the free consent of the man
and woman intending to marry.
(4) It is the right and duty of parents to care for and bring up their
children.
(5) Children may not be separated from their families or the persons
entitled to bring them up against the will of their families or of those persons,
except in accordance with the law.
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Constitution of the Republic of Uganda, 1995 · judiciary.go.ug · Retrieved 17 August 2026.
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