[2023] KEMC 189 (KLR)

[2023] KEMC 189 (KLR)

The court found that the petitioner had established the grounds of cruelty and irretrievable breakdown of the marriage as required under section 66 of the Marriage Act, 2014. The evidence showed that the parties had been physically separated, there was antagonism, and neither party intended to salvage the marriage....

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Citation
[2023] KEMC 189 (KLR)
Parties
Applicant: FCB; Respondent: JCK
Court
Magistrate's Court
Court Station
Milimani Commercial Chief Magistrate's Courts
Jurisdiction
Kenya
Judgment Date
27 July 2023
Case Number
Divorce Cause E439 of 2022
Procedural Posture
Divorce Cause / Judgment
Outcome
petition allowed; marriage dissolved
Judges
JP Aduke
Legal Topics
Divorce, Dissolution of Marriage, Cruelty, Irretrievable Breakdown, Civil Marriage, Custody and Children
Source Language
english
Family and Children Divorce Dissolution of Marriage Cruelty Irretrievable Breakdown Civil Marriage Custody and Children

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Parties

FCB

Applicant

JCK

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Divorce Cause / Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the marriage between the parties should be dissolved under section 66 of the Marriage Act, 2014.
  2. 2 Whether the grounds of cruelty and irretrievable breakdown have been established to warrant a divorce.

Ratio Decidendi

The court found that the petitioner had established the grounds of cruelty and irretrievable breakdown of the marriage as required under section 66 of the Marriage Act, 2014. The evidence showed that the parties had been physically separated, there was antagonism, and neither party intended to salvage the marriage. The respondent, though served, did not contest the petition at the hearing. The court emphasized that marriage is a voluntary union and cannot be sustained by compulsion where love and intention to continue the union are absent. Accordingly, the court allowed the petition and ordered the dissolution of the marriage.

Court Disposition

petition allowed; marriage dissolved

Orders

  • The marriage between the petitioner and respondent is hereby dissolved.
  • Decree nisi to issue and be made absolute in 30 days.