[2008] KEHC 1111 (KLR)

[2008] KEHC 1111 (KLR)

The court found that the petitioner had proved, to the requisite legal standard, that the respondent was guilty of cruelty and desertion. The evidence of assault, abuse, withdrawal of conjugal rights, failure to provide maintenance, and desertion since 2000 was uncontroverted, as the respondent neither responded to the petition nor appeared in court. The court accepted the petitioner's testimony as truthful and credible, noting the lack of exaggeration and the absence of any challenge to her evidence. The court held that these facts amounted to cruelty and desertion, thus entitling the petitioner to a decree of divorce and custody of the children. The court also noted that the petitioner...

Citation
[2008] KEHC 1111 (KLR)
Parties
Plaintiff: C.M.A; Defendant: E.N.K
Court
High Court
Court Station
High Court at Mombasa
Jurisdiction
Kenya
Judgment Date
31 October 2008
Case Number
Divorce Cause 4 of 2008
Procedural Posture
Divorce Cause / Final Judgment
Outcome
Petition allowed. Marriage dissolved. Custody of children granted to petitioner. Other prayers abandoned.
Legal Topics
Divorce, Custody of Children, Matrimonial Offences, Maintenance, Cruelty, Desertion
Source Language
English
Family and Children Divorce Custody of Children Matrimonial Offences Maintenance Cruelty Desertion

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Parties

C.M.A

Plaintiff

E.N.K

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Divorce Cause / Final Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the petitioner has proved cruelty by the respondent to the required legal standard.
  2. 2 Whether the petitioner has proved desertion by the respondent.
  3. 3 Whether the petitioner is entitled to dissolution of marriage and custody of the children.

Ratio Decidendi

The court found that the petitioner had proved, to the requisite legal standard, that the respondent was guilty of cruelty and desertion. The evidence of assault, abuse, withdrawal of conjugal rights, failure to provide maintenance, and desertion since 2000 was uncontroverted, as the respondent neither responded to the petition nor appeared in court. The court accepted the petitioner's testimony as truthful and credible, noting the lack of exaggeration and the absence of any challenge to her evidence. The court held that these facts amounted to cruelty and desertion, thus entitling the petitioner to a decree of divorce and custody of the children. The court also noted that the petitioner...

Court Disposition

Petition allowed. Marriage dissolved. Custody of children granted to petitioner. Other prayers abandoned.

Orders

  • A decree nisi do issue and be made absolute within 30 days from the date hereof.
  • Custody of the children granted to the petitioner until they reach the age of majority.