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Harare High Court
Judith Mutongwizo v Master of the High Court N.O
HH 573-18
Case Details
Court
Harare High Court
Date
26 September 2018
Citation
HH 573-18
Neutral Citation
[2018] ZWHH 573
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Application
Bench
Presiding
CHIRAWU-MUGOMBA J
Full Bench
CHIRAWU-MUGOMBA J
Areas of Law
Family LawProperty Law
Keywords
minor propertycurator appointmentHigh Court guardian
Tags
minor childrenproperty salecurator ad litem
legislation
Statutes Cited
- Constitution of Zimbabwe 2013
- Constitution of Zimbabwe 2013
- High Court Rules
- High Court Rules
- High Court Rules
- High Court Rules
ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether application properly brought for sale of minor's property","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Application cited wrong rule and wrong respondent"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether Rule 249 procedure for curator ad litem appointment was followed","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"No proper curator report filed, Master not properly served"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether sale would be in minor's best interests","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"No concrete proposals for safeguarding 50% share"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The applicant sought consent from the Master of the High Court to sell immovable property co-owned with her minor child. The application was improperly brought and failed to comply with the mandatory procedure under Rule 249 for appointment of a curator ad litem to represent the minor's interests.
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