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Family law RCA00064/2022/HC/MUS

IMANIRIHO v MUHAWENIMANA

The High Court held that civil-status registration alone did not prove a valid marriage, dismissed the appeal, and upheld the refusal to award matrimonial property.

  • Marriage validity
  • Matrimonial property
  • Burden of proof
  • Civil procedure
  • Marriage-validity
  • Matrimonial-property
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Family law RLR V.3-2021

MUKANKUBITO v NABIMANA

The Supreme Court held that church marriage records, identity cards, and foreign administrative documents did not prove a legally recognized marriage.

  • Marriage validity
  • Evidence in civil cases
  • Judgment in lieu of marriage certificate
  • Burden of proof
  • Compensation for litigation costs
  • Marriage-validity
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Family law RLR V. 3 - 2021

MUKANKUBITO v NABIMANA word 2010

The Supreme Court held that a religious marriage certificate, ID entries, and foreign documents did not prove a legal marriage under the law in force.

  • Marriage validity
  • Suppletive judgment
  • Evidence in marriage disputes
  • Recognition of religious marriage
  • Civil status documentation
  • Marriage-validity
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Family law RLR V.2-2017

NYIRAKAMANA ET AL v. MUKASHARANGABO ET AL_232769_en

The Supreme Court partly granted review, invalidating a later marriage, a discriminatory testament, and a donation, while confirming equal inheritance rights.

  • Marriage validity
  • Bigamy
  • Property sharing
  • Testament validity
  • Gender discrimination
  • Donation contract
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Family law RLR V.2-2017

NYIRAKAMANA N’ABANDI v. MUKASHARANGABO N’ABANDI_232769_kn

Supreme Court of Rwanda held that Karimunda’s second marriage was invalid, but both women were entitled to half of the property acquired during their respective cohabitation periods.

  • Marriage validity
  • Bigamy
  • Division of matrimonial property
  • Testamentary succession
  • Discrimination based on gender
  • Gifts/inter vivos donations
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