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The Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal over enforcement of foreign judgments, holding that a party must prove claims with evidence rather than mere assertions.
The Court of Appeal held that procedural non-compliance does not justify a second appeal and upheld the objection that the appeal was outside its jurisdiction.
The Supreme Court held that Belgian divorce and custody judgments met Rwanda’s exequatur requirements and ordered them enforced in Rwanda.
The Court of Appeal provisionally stayed execution of a foreign judgment previously granted exequatur, finding urgency and that the underlying judgment was still being litigated abroad.
Uwimana Marine, as a former spouse, retains the right under Rwandan law to claim division of matrimonial property not disclosed or divided at the time of divorce, even if the divorce was granted by a foreign court. The forest land in question was proven to be matrimonial property jointly owned by Uwimana Marine and Mwumvaneza Justin, and must be included in the divisible assets.
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The Supreme Court held that a divorced spouse may later claim undisclosed matrimonial property and found the disputed 3.6-hectare forest jointly owned.
The Supreme Court held that undisclosed matrimonial property discovered after divorce can still be claimed for division, and declared the disputed 3.6 ha forest jointly owned.
The Supreme Court held that a foreign death certificate need not be recognized through exequatur before being used as evidence in Rwandan court proceedings.
The Supreme Court upheld recognition in Rwanda of a U.S. divorce judgment, finding no proven denial of hearing and awarding costs and attorney fees.
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