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Urukiko rw’Ubujurire rwemeje ko amasezerano y’ubwumvikane yo ku wa 05/06/2026 asoza urubanza, bityo impaka zari zikiriho zirangizwa.
The Court of Appeal held that Murorunkwere Jeanne’s second appeal was inadmissible because she had lost in the lower courts on the same core issue.
The High Court granted divorce after both spouses accepted that their marriage had irretrievably broken down, and it allocated child support and property division.
The Court of Appeal held that a divorce judgment requiring a parent to pay school fees remains enforceable even without a specified amount, and upheld reimbursement to the paying parent.
The High Court held that a cohabitant not formally married could intervene in the prior proceedings and that Musabyemariya Vestine proved ownership of the disputed land.
The court found sufficient evidence that the parties cohabited as husband and wife and jointly owned the property registered under both names. Therefore, the property must be divided equally. The lower court's decision on property division was overturned, but its finding on lack of jurisdiction for child maintenance was upheld.
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The High Court held that a claim about property UPI:11 was a new claim raised for the first time on second appeal and was therefore inadmissible.
The High Court upheld a divorce between Munyandinda Charles and Mukamurenzi Fausta, ordered equal division of assets, and awarded custody to the mother.
The Court of Appeal held that a Canadian child-maintenance order met Rwanda’s exequatur requirements and should be enforced in Rwanda.
The Court of Appeal held that reconciliation extinguished the divorce, restoring Kabagema Annonciata’s standing to pursue return of property used for child maintenance.
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