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All complaints raised are res judicata, having been previously determined on merit in earlier proceedings involving the same parties and issues; court is functus officio and cannot reopen the matter.
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The High Court lacks jurisdiction to entertain a civil suit seeking to set aside or alter the distribution of an estate after probate proceedings have been closed by court order. The proper remedy for aggrieved parties is appeal or revision, not a fresh civil suit. Allowing such suits would violate public policy and undermine finality of litigation.
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The High Court partly allowed a matrimonial appeal, finding the appellant contributed to property acquired and improved during marriage and awarding her a house, a car, and household wares.
Proof of marriage alone does not entitle parties to equal division of matrimonial property; courts must assess the extent of each party's contribution. In this case, both parties contributed equally, warranting equal division.
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High Court appeal over matrimonial property distribution allowed after the trial court failed to consider the first wife’s interests in a polygamous family dispute.
The High Court in Dodoma allowed an application for divorce and distribution of assets, finding the marriage irretrievably broken.
Second appeal in a divorce-related property and maintenance dispute. The court upheld findings that two houses were not divisible marital assets, but allowed the maintenance appeal.
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