Succession Act

The provisions in this Act shall constitute the law of Uganda for all cases of intestate or testamentary succession, subject to other provisions of this Act or any other law then in force. This section provides definitions and interpretative rules for terms used in the Act. A child's domicile of origin follows the domicile of the parent or guardian from whom the child derives it; if the parents have different domiciles, the child's domicile follows the parent who has custody. A person may acquire their spouse's domicile upon marriage; a spouse may acquire another domicile upon dissolution, judicial separation, or other recognised separation. A person cannot acquire a new domicile during minority, except as provided in section 13.