The Supreme Court held that a civil action to annul land documents was not barred by a prior criminal damages claim, and upheld the donation to Mukagahima.
The Supreme Court held a property-sharing agreement between spouses under community property regime was void, and ordered equal division of community assets and liabilities.
The Supreme Court annulled a sale of matrimonial property made without spousal consent and ordered restitution, interest, and costs to the good-faith buyer.
Only children of the deceased or those legally adopted may inherit; properties acquired during the marriage under community property regime are to be shared equally between the surviving spouse and the deceased's children; notarial agreements made in violation of legal requirements or excluding heirs are void; sales of disputed property by the surviving spouse are invalid if done without consent of all heirs.