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Family law anthony maziku vs elizabeth maziku 2023 tzhc 18754 16 june 2023

anthony maziku vs elizabeth maziku 2023 tzhc 18754 16 june 2023

The High Court dismissed an application for leave to appeal, holding that the proposed grounds were factual disputes already determined in the earlier appeal.

  • Leave to appeal
  • Distribution of matrimonial assets
  • Proof of contribution
  • Leave-to-appeal
  • Matrimonial-assets
  • Family-law
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Family law omary ramadhani kayamba vs farida juma 2022 tzhc 15003 1 december 2022

omary ramadhani kayamba vs farida juma 2022 tzhc 15003 1 december 2022

The High Court partly allowed a matrimonial property appeal, replacing equal division with a 70/30 split and excluding cows, a motorcycle, and farm tree from distribution.

  • Distribution of matrimonial assets
  • Contribution to matrimonial property
  • Division of property on divorce
  • Family-law
  • Matrimonial-property
  • Division-of-property-on-divorce
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Family law anthony lucas vs mosi mwita 2018 tzhc 70 30 april 2018

anthony lucas vs mosi mwita 2018 tzhc 70 30 april 2018

The High Court quashed a District Court matrimonial appeal, holding it was filed out of time without leave and the District Court lacked jurisdiction.

  • Limitation of actions
  • Presumption of marriage
  • Jurisdiction
  • Appeals
  • Custody
  • Maintenance
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Family law said ramadhani chande vs zena athumani chande 2016 tzhc 2077 25 october 2016

said ramadhani chande vs zena athumani chande 2016 tzhc 2077 25 october 2016

High Court appeal on whether assessors had to be present when a Primary Court determined a matrimonial-property dispute. The court held the omission voided the decision.

  • Distribution of matrimonial assets
  • Procedural compliance
  • Role of assessors
  • Matrimonial-assets
  • Assessors
  • Primary-court-procedure
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Land law 20121012 TZHC Mwanza

20121012 TZHC Mwanza

The High Court allowed a land appeal, quashed the tribunal’s decision, and held that the purported sale and transfer of the disputed premises was null and void.

  • Ownership of matrimonial property
  • Validity of sale agreement
  • Fraudulent transfer of property
  • Distribution of matrimonial assets
  • Land-law
  • Property-transfer
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Family law 20120210 TZHC Mwanza

20120210 TZHC Mwanza

The High Court allowed a matrimonial appeal, holding it was filed in time and that the lower appellate court wrongly treated the appeal as out of time.

  • Matrimonial appeals
  • Limitation of actions
  • Distribution of matrimonial assets
  • Matrimonial-appeals
  • Limitation-of-actions
  • Distribution-of-matrimonial-assets
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Family law 20021010 TZHC Mbeya 1

20021010 TZHC Mbeya 1

The High Court dismissed a divorce-related appeal as filed 28 days late under the Magistrates Courts Act, 1984, and declined to consider the merits.

  • Divorce
  • Distribution of matrimonial assets
  • Limitation period
  • Appeal procedure
  • Appeal-procedure
  • Limitation-period
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Family law 19901109 TZHC Dar es Salaam

19901109 TZHC Dar es Salaam

Second appeal in a matrimonial property dispute dismissed. The High Court upheld findings that the marriage had broken down and that no jointly built house existed.

  • Divorce
  • Distribution of matrimonial assets
  • Compensation
  • Family-law
  • Matrimonial-property
  • Property-distribution
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