[2006] KEHC 3300 (KLR)

[2006] KEHC 3300 (KLR)

The court found that the petitioner had proved her case to the required standard, establishing that the marriage had irretrievably broken down due to the respondent's cruelty and wilful neglect to provide maintenance. The respondent's written communication expressing his intention to cease supporting the petitioner and children, combined with his cohabitation with another woman and the long separation, demonstrated the breakdown of the marital relationship. The court was satisfied that the petition was not presented or prosecuted through collusion. Consequently, the court granted a decree of divorce, awarded custody of the two children to the petitioner, and ordered the respondent to pay...

Citation
[2006] KEHC 3300 (KLR)
Parties
Petitioner: EWB; Respondent: GKB
Court
High Court
Court Station
High Court at Nairobi (Milimani Law Courts)
Jurisdiction
Kenya
Judgment Date
3 February 2006
Case Number
Divorce Cause 135 of 2004
Procedural Posture
Divorce Cause / Judgment
Outcome
Petition allowed. Marriage dissolved. Custody of children to petitioner. Costs to petitioner.
Legal Topics
Divorce, Custody of Children, Irretrievable Breakdown of Marriage
Source Language
English
Family and Children Divorce Custody of Children Irretrievable Breakdown of Marriage

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Parties

EWB

Petitioner

GKB

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Divorce Cause / Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the marriage between the petitioner and respondent has irretrievably broken down.
  2. 2 Whether the petitioner has proved grounds of cruelty and wilful neglect to provide maintenance.
  3. 3 Whether the petitioner is entitled to custody of the children and costs.

Ratio Decidendi

The court found that the petitioner had proved her case to the required standard, establishing that the marriage had irretrievably broken down due to the respondent's cruelty and wilful neglect to provide maintenance. The respondent's written communication expressing his intention to cease supporting the petitioner and children, combined with his cohabitation with another woman and the long separation, demonstrated the breakdown of the marital relationship. The court was satisfied that the petition was not presented or prosecuted through collusion. Consequently, the court granted a decree of divorce, awarded custody of the two children to the petitioner, and ordered the respondent to pay...

Court Disposition

Petition allowed. Marriage dissolved. Custody of children to petitioner. Costs to petitioner.

Orders

  • Decree of divorce granted dissolving the marriage solemnized on 31st January, 1998.
  • Decree nisi to issue for three months.