[2011] KEHC 2970 (KLR)

[2011] KEHC 2970 (KLR)

The court found that both the petitioner and the respondent had established, to the required standard of proof, the ground of desertion. The evidence showed that the parties had irreconcilable differences, failed communication, and an inability to live together as a married couple, resulting in separation since...

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Citation
[2011] KEHC 2970 (KLR)
Parties
Petitioner: F.W.K; Respondent: S.N.G
Court
High Court
Court Station
High Court at Nairobi (Milimani Law Courts)
Jurisdiction
Kenya
Judgment Date
1 April 2011
Case Number
Divorce Cause 48 of 2010
Procedural Posture
Divorce Cause / Judgment
Outcome
petition for divorce granted; marriage dissolved
Judges
LK Kimaru
Legal Topics
Divorce, Matrimonial Breakdown, Desertion, Cruelty, Adultery, Custody and Maintenance
Source Language
english
Family and Children Divorce Matrimonial Breakdown Desertion Cruelty Adultery Custody and Maintenance

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Parties

F.W.K

Petitioner

S.N.G

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Divorce Cause / Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the petitioner established grounds for divorce against the respondent.
  2. 2 Whether the respondent established grounds for divorce in the cross-petition.
  3. 3 Whether the marriage had irretrievably broken down due to desertion and cruelty.

Ratio Decidendi

The court found that both the petitioner and the respondent had established, to the required standard of proof, the ground of desertion. The evidence showed that the parties had irreconcilable differences, failed communication, and an inability to live together as a married couple, resulting in separation since December 2007. Efforts at reconciliation had failed, and the marriage had irretrievably broken down. The court concluded that the marriage could not be salvaged and granted the petition for divorce, dissolving the marriage solemnized on 17th October 2003.

Court Disposition

petition for divorce granted; marriage dissolved

Orders

  • The marriage solemnized between the petitioner and the respondent on 17th October 2003 is hereby dissolved.
  • Decree nisi dissolving the said marriage is issued.