[2014] KEHC 3443 (KLR)

[2014] KEHC 3443 (KLR)

The court found that the petitioner and respondent had lived apart since 2010, a period exceeding the statutory minimum for separation and desertion under the Marriage Act, 2014. The respondent's conduct, including her move to Malindi and refusal to allow the petitioner to visit, demonstrated an irretrievable breakdown of the marriage. The petitioner's evidence was unchallenged, and the statutory grounds for dissolution were satisfied. The court therefore granted the petition for divorce and ordered that a decree nisi issue, to be made absolute within three months. The court declined to make any pronouncement on access to the child, directing that such matters be brought before the...

Citation
[2014] KEHC 3443 (KLR)
Parties
Petitioner: B K K; Respondent: G M M
Court
High Court
Court Station
High Court at Mombasa
Jurisdiction
Kenya
Judgment Date
8 August 2014
Case Number
Divorce Cause 40 of 2012
Procedural Posture
Divorce Cause / Judgment
Outcome
Petition for divorce allowed; decree nisi to issue and be made absolute within three months; no order on child access or costs.
Judges
JV Juma
Legal Topics
Divorce, Irretrievable Breakdown of Marriage, Separation, Desertion, Child Access, Matrimonial Disputes
Source Language
English
Family and Children Divorce Irretrievable Breakdown of Marriage Separation Desertion Child Access Matrimonial Disputes

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Parties

B K K

Petitioner

G M M

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Divorce Cause / Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the marriage between the petitioner and respondent has irretrievably broken down under the Marriage Act, 2014.
  2. 2 Whether the petitioner is entitled to a decree of divorce based on separation and desertion.
  3. 3 Whether the court should make orders regarding access to the child of the marriage.

Ratio Decidendi

The court found that the petitioner and respondent had lived apart since 2010, a period exceeding the statutory minimum for separation and desertion under the Marriage Act, 2014. The respondent's conduct, including her move to Malindi and refusal to allow the petitioner to visit, demonstrated an irretrievable breakdown of the marriage. The petitioner's evidence was unchallenged, and the statutory grounds for dissolution were satisfied. The court therefore granted the petition for divorce and ordered that a decree nisi issue, to be made absolute within three months. The court declined to make any pronouncement on access to the child, directing that such matters be brought before the...

Court Disposition

Petition for divorce allowed; decree nisi to issue and be made absolute within three months; no order on child access or costs.

Orders

  • Petition for divorce is allowed.
  • Decree nisi to issue to be made absolute within three months of the judgment date.