[2004] KEHC 1715 (KLR)

[2004] KEHC 1715 (KLR)

The court found that the Petitioner had proved, on the balance of probabilities, that the Respondent was persistently cruel during the marriage, as evidenced by the Petition and the Petitioner’s testimony. The court was satisfied that the marriage had irretrievably broken down due to the Respondent’s cruelty. There...

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Citation
[2004] KEHC 1715 (KLR)
Parties
Applicant: E.N; Respondent: G.G
Court
High Court
Court Station
High Court at Nairobi (Milimani Law Courts)
Jurisdiction
Kenya
Judgment Date
22 January 2004
Case Number
? 142 of 2003
Procedural Posture
Divorce Cause / Judgment
Outcome
Petition for divorce allowed; marriage dissolved.
Legal Topics
Divorce, Cruelty, Irretrievable Breakdown, Matrimonial Home, Decree Nisi
Source Language
english
Family and Children Divorce Cruelty Irretrievable Breakdown Matrimonial Home Decree Nisi

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Parties

E.N

Applicant

G.G

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Divorce Cause / Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the Respondent was persistently cruel to the Petitioner during the subsistence of the marriage.
  2. 2 Whether the marriage between the Petitioner and Respondent has irretrievably broken down due to cruelty.
  3. 3 Whether there was any connivance, condonation, or collusion by the Petitioner in presenting the Petition.

Ratio Decidendi

The court found that the Petitioner had proved, on the balance of probabilities, that the Respondent was persistently cruel during the marriage, as evidenced by the Petition and the Petitioner’s testimony. The court was satisfied that the marriage had irretrievably broken down due to the Respondent’s cruelty. There was no evidence of connivance, condonation, or collusion by the Petitioner. The Petition was not presented or prosecuted in collusion with the Respondent, nor was there unreasonable delay. Accordingly, the court granted a decree of divorce dissolving the marriage, with a decree nisi to issue and costs to be borne by the Respondent.

Court Disposition

Petition for divorce allowed; marriage dissolved.

Orders

  • A decree nisi is issued dissolving the marriage between the Petitioner and the Respondent.
  • The decree nisi to be made absolute upon application.