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Family law RCA 00004/2019/TGI/NYGE

BIRASA N’UNDI

The court upheld an adoptive parent status, holding that a biological mother’s recovery and a child’s wish to return do not by themselves revoke simple adoption.

  • Adoption
  • Parental rights
  • Termination of adoptive status
  • Family-law
  • Parental-rights
  • Termination-of-adoption
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Family law RLR V.2 - 2020

CANDARI v. MUKAMANA N’ABANDI

Property acquired after Havugimana Célestin's death by Candari Verena is presumed to derive from the community property and must be included in the estate for succession; only biological or legally adopted children inherit; notarial agreements excluding recognized heirs or including non-heirs are invalid; sales of disputed property during litigation are void.

  • Inheritance
  • Community property
  • Adoption
  • Validity of notarial agreements
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