[2014] KEHC 2798 (KLR)

[2014] KEHC 2798 (KLR)

The court found that the petitioner’s allegations of cruelty and adultery were uncontroverted, as the respondent neither filed a reply nor appeared in court. The petitioner’s testimony was accepted as truthful and sufficient. The court was satisfied that the marriage had irretrievably broken down, there was no evidence of collusion or condonation, and the legal requirements for dissolution of marriage under the Marriage Act had been met. Accordingly, the court granted the orders sought by the petitioner, dissolving the marriage and issuing a decree nisi to be made absolute after thirty days.

Citation
[2014] KEHC 2798 (KLR)
Parties
Petitioner: M A O; Respondent: S O O
Court
High Court
Court Station
High Court at Nairobi (Milimani Commercial Courts)
Jurisdiction
Kenya
Judgment Date
26 September 2014
Case Number
Divorce Cause 45 of 2013
Procedural Posture
Divorce Cause / Judgment
Outcome
petition allowed; marriage dissolved
Judges
DN Musyoka
Legal Topics
Divorce, Cruelty, Adultery, Irretrievable Breakdown, Undefended Petition
Source Language
English
Family and Children Divorce Cruelty Adultery Irretrievable Breakdown Undefended Petition

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Parties

M A O

Petitioner

S O O

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Divorce Cause / Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the respondent was guilty of cruelty towards the petitioner.
  2. 2 Whether the respondent committed adultery as alleged by the petitioner.
  3. 3 Whether the marriage has irretrievably broken down and should be dissolved.

Ratio Decidendi

The court found that the petitioner’s allegations of cruelty and adultery were uncontroverted, as the respondent neither filed a reply nor appeared in court. The petitioner’s testimony was accepted as truthful and sufficient. The court was satisfied that the marriage had irretrievably broken down, there was no evidence of collusion or condonation, and the legal requirements for dissolution of marriage under the Marriage Act had been met. Accordingly, the court granted the orders sought by the petitioner, dissolving the marriage and issuing a decree nisi to be made absolute after thirty days.

Court Disposition

petition allowed; marriage dissolved

Orders

  • The marriage celebrated between the petitioner and respondent on 9th October 2007 is dissolved.
  • A decree nisi shall issue forthwith and shall be made absolute after thirty (30) days.