[2001] KEHC 708 (KLR)

[2001] KEHC 708 (KLR)

The court found that the petitioner had proved, on a balance of probabilities, that the respondent committed acts of cruelty and adultery during the subsistence of the marriage. The respondent failed to file a timely answer or attend court to contest the allegations. The court accepted the petitioner's evidence as uncontroverted and credible. Consequently, the court held that the marriage had irretrievably broken down due to the respondent's conduct and granted a decree nisi dissolving the marriage, with costs awarded to the petitioner.

Citation
[2001] KEHC 708 (KLR)
Parties
Applicant: H M L; Respondent: W E E
Court
High Court
Court Station
High Court at Mombasa
Jurisdiction
Kenya
Judgment Date
12 July 2001
Case Number
Divorce Cause 42 of 2000
Procedural Posture
Divorce Cause / Judgment
Outcome
Petition for divorce granted. Marriage dissolved.
Legal Topics
Divorce, Cruelty, Adultery, Irretrievable Breakdown, Matrimonial Offences
Source Language
English
Family and Children Divorce Cruelty Adultery Irretrievable Breakdown Matrimonial Offences

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Parties

H M L

Applicant

W E E

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Divorce Cause / Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the respondent committed acts of cruelty against the petitioner.
  2. 2 Whether the respondent committed adultery during the subsistence of the marriage.
  3. 3 Whether the marriage has irretrievably broken down and should be dissolved.

Ratio Decidendi

The court found that the petitioner had proved, on a balance of probabilities, that the respondent committed acts of cruelty and adultery during the subsistence of the marriage. The respondent failed to file a timely answer or attend court to contest the allegations. The court accepted the petitioner's evidence as uncontroverted and credible. Consequently, the court held that the marriage had irretrievably broken down due to the respondent's conduct and granted a decree nisi dissolving the marriage, with costs awarded to the petitioner.

Court Disposition

Petition for divorce granted. Marriage dissolved.

Orders

  • A decree nisi shall issue forthwith dissolving the marriage solemnized between W E E and H M L in Mombasa on 25th July, 1997.
  • The respondent shall bear the costs of the petition.