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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 held that divorce by mutual consent requires a joint application, not separate petitions relying on a notarial agreement. The prior judgment was set aside.
High Court appeal in a divorce and property dispute, confirming divorce for abandonment and cruelty, while modifying child custody orders for the children.
The High Court dissolved the marriage, divided the spouses’ property, awarded custody of the child to the mother, and declined damages.
The Supreme Court held that Belgian divorce and custody judgments met Rwanda’s exequatur requirements and ordered them enforced in Rwanda.
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 provisional Belgian family orders could not be enforced in Rwanda, because exequatur requires a final foreign judgment.
The Supreme Court dismissed a review application after both parties failed to appear despite lawful summons, finding no continuing interest in pursuing the case.
The Supreme Court struck out a revision application after neither party appeared despite proper summons, finding no interest in pursuing the case.
The Supreme Court removed a review-for-injustice application from the list after both parties, though duly summoned, failed to appear and showed no interest in pursuing it.
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