SUCCESS STORY: JCU saved me from total loss!
In this case, a woman understood that she too has the right to a share if the family land is…
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SUCCESS STORY: About the Importance of legalising a marriage
In this story, we see how Cecilia struggled to get a share of her deceased partner’s property simply because they…
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SUCCESS STORY: A family’s afflictions put to an end.
A maintenance matter was successfully mediated by the Fort Portal Centre for 50-year-old Laura from Kabende Sub-County, Kabarole District. Laura…
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JCU Community Based Volunteer Training In Bundibugyo
The Bundibugyo team supported by UN Women, JLOS & Embassy of Sweden, trained 160 Community Based Volunteers (CBVs) from eight…
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Can one bequeath a matrimonial home in a will where there is a surviving spouse?
LAND & PROPERTY RIGHTS/ SUCCESSION LAW Leaving a will directly affects your descendants and inconveniences can be prevented by your…
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Do cohabitees have any property rights arising from their relationships?
LAND & PROPERTY RIGHTS The law does not recognise cohabitation as marriage. It does not matter how many years a…
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Does performance of domestic duties and services of a spouse amount to a contribution to matrimonial property?
LAND & PROPERTY RIGHTS Marriage is a contractual union between a man and a woman who decide to live together…
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