[2017] KEHC 9434 (KLR)

[2017] KEHC 9434 (KLR)

The court found that the parties had been separated since August 2002, with no cohabitation or sexual interaction, and both parties agreed that the marriage could not be salvaged. On the basis of irretrievable breakdown of marriage and prolonged separation, the court held that the legal threshold for dissolution had...

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Citation
[2017] KEHC 9434 (KLR)
Parties
Applicant: K.C.M.M; Respondent: M.A.S.M
Court
High Court
Court Station
High Court at Nairobi (Milimani Law Courts)
Jurisdiction
Kenya
Judgment Date
21 September 2017
Case Number
Divorce Cause 200 of 2014
Procedural Posture
Divorce Cause / Judgment
Outcome
Petition and cross-petition for divorce allowed; marriage dissolved.
Judges
AO Muchelule
Legal Topics
Divorce, Irretrievable Breakdown of Marriage, Separation, Matrimonial Relations
Source Language
english
Family and Children Divorce Irretrievable Breakdown of Marriage Separation Matrimonial Relations

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Parties

K.C.M.M

Applicant

M.A.S.M

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 parties are entitled to dissolution of marriage on the grounds of separation and irreconcilable differences.

Ratio Decidendi

The court found that the parties had been separated since August 2002, with no cohabitation or sexual interaction, and both parties agreed that the marriage could not be salvaged. On the basis of irretrievable breakdown of marriage and prolonged separation, the court held that the legal threshold for dissolution had been met and granted both the petition and cross-petition for divorce.

Court Disposition

Petition and cross-petition for divorce allowed; marriage dissolved.

Orders

  • The marriage between the petitioner and respondent is dissolved.
  • Decree nisi shall issue and become absolute after thirty (30) days.