[2012] KEHC 2925 (KLR)

[2012] KEHC 2925 (KLR)

The court found that the petitioner had satisfactorily demonstrated the grounds of desertion, adultery, and cruelty against the respondent. The respondent deserted the petitioner in 2006 and has not resumed cohabitation. The evidence of adultery was unchallenged, as the respondent has been living with another woman and has children with her. The acts of cruelty, including abandonment during illness and refusal to pay hospital bills, were grave and weighty, causing the petitioner emotional and physical injury. The respondent did not contest or deny these allegations. The marriage was found to have irretrievably broken down, and the petitioner had not condoned the respondent's misconduct....

Citation
[2012] KEHC 2925 (KLR)
Parties
Petitioner: C.J.M; Respondent: J.S
Court
High Court
Court Station
High Court at Eldoret
Jurisdiction
Kenya
Judgment Date
4 June 2012
Case Number
Divorce Cause 22 of 2009
Procedural Posture
Divorce Cause / Judgment
Outcome
petition allowed; marriage dissolved
Legal Topics
Divorce, Desertion, Adultery, Cruelty, Irretrievable Breakdown of Marriage
Source Language
English
Family and Children Divorce Desertion Adultery Cruelty Irretrievable Breakdown of Marriage

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Parties

C.J.M

Petitioner

J.S

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Divorce Cause / Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the respondent deserted the petitioner, thereby justifying dissolution of marriage.
  2. 2 Whether the respondent committed adultery, constituting a ground for divorce.
  3. 3 Whether the respondent was guilty of cruelty towards the petitioner.

Ratio Decidendi

The court found that the petitioner had satisfactorily demonstrated the grounds of desertion, adultery, and cruelty against the respondent. The respondent deserted the petitioner in 2006 and has not resumed cohabitation. The evidence of adultery was unchallenged, as the respondent has been living with another woman and has children with her. The acts of cruelty, including abandonment during illness and refusal to pay hospital bills, were grave and weighty, causing the petitioner emotional and physical injury. The respondent did not contest or deny these allegations. The marriage was found to have irretrievably broken down, and the petitioner had not condoned the respondent's misconduct....

Court Disposition

petition allowed; marriage dissolved

Orders

  • The marriage between the petitioner and the respondent is hereby dissolved.
  • Decree nisi shall issue forthwith and shall be made absolute after one month.