[2014] KEHC 8613 (KLR)

[2014] KEHC 8613 (KLR)

The court found that the Petitioner had established, on a balance of probabilities, that the Respondent committed acts of cruelty and adultery, which were not controverted by any evidence from the Respondent. The Respondent's cross petition and answer were unsupported by oral evidence and not subjected to cross-examination, rendering them unproven. The court concluded that both parties had contributed to the irretrievable breakdown of the marriage, particularly noting the physical eviction of the Petitioner and children from the matrimonial home and the parties' separation for 18 years. The statutory grounds for divorce under Section 65 of the Marriage Act 2014 were met, and the marriage...

Citation
[2014] KEHC 8613 (KLR)
Parties
Applicant: A.M.N; Respondent: W.M.N
Court
High Court
Court Station
High Court at Nairobi (Milimani Law Courts)
Jurisdiction
Kenya
Judgment Date
2 December 2014
Case Number
Divorce Cause 37 of 1997
Procedural Posture
Divorce Cause / Judgment
Outcome
Petition for divorce allowed; marriage dissolved.
Judges
MW Muigai
Legal Topics
Divorce, Cruelty, Adultery, Dissolution of Marriage
Source Language
English
Family and Children Divorce Cruelty Adultery Dissolution of Marriage

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Parties

A.M.N

Applicant

W.M.N

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Divorce Cause / Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the marriage between the Petitioner and Respondent should be dissolved on grounds of cruelty and adultery.
  2. 2 Whether the Respondent's cross petition alleging cruelty and adultery by the Petitioner is proved.

Ratio Decidendi

The court found that the Petitioner had established, on a balance of probabilities, that the Respondent committed acts of cruelty and adultery, which were not controverted by any evidence from the Respondent. The Respondent's cross petition and answer were unsupported by oral evidence and not subjected to cross-examination, rendering them unproven. The court concluded that both parties had contributed to the irretrievable breakdown of the marriage, particularly noting the physical eviction of the Petitioner and children from the matrimonial home and the parties' separation for 18 years. The statutory grounds for divorce under Section 65 of the Marriage Act 2014 were met, and the marriage...

Court Disposition

Petition for divorce allowed; marriage dissolved.

Orders

  • The marriage between the Petitioner and Respondent solemnized on 3rd June, 1972 is hereby dissolved.
  • A decree nisi to issue forthwith and decree absolute in 6 months.