[2014] KEHC 6244 (KLR)

[2014] KEHC 6244 (KLR)

The court found that the Petitioner had established, on a balance of probabilities, that the Respondent had treated her with cruelty and that the marriage had irretrievably broken down. The evidence showed that the parties had been separated for over three years, and the Petitioner had lost interest in the marriage....

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Citation
[2014] KEHC 6244 (KLR)
Parties
Petitioner: S A O; Respondent: G S
Court
High Court
Court Station
High Court at Nairobi (Milimani Commercial Courts)
Jurisdiction
Kenya
Judgment Date
17 March 2014
Case Number
Divorce Cause 96 of 2012
Procedural Posture
Divorce Cause / Judgment
Outcome
petition allowed; marriage dissolved
Judges
LK Kimaru
Legal Topics
Divorce, Cruelty, Irretrievable Breakdown of Marriage, Separation, Matrimonial Offences
Source Language
english
Family and Children Divorce Cruelty Irretrievable Breakdown of Marriage Separation Matrimonial Offences

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Parties

S A O

Petitioner

G S

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Divorce Cause / Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the Respondent treated the Petitioner with cruelty sufficient to warrant dissolution of marriage.
  2. 2 Whether the marriage between the parties has irretrievably broken down.
  3. 3 Whether the Petitioner is entitled to a decree of divorce.

Ratio Decidendi

The court found that the Petitioner had established, on a balance of probabilities, that the Respondent had treated her with cruelty and that the marriage had irretrievably broken down. The evidence showed that the parties had been separated for over three years, and the Petitioner had lost interest in the marriage. The court concluded that there was no possibility of reconciliation and that the legal threshold for dissolution of marriage had been met. Accordingly, the court granted the petition for divorce and issued a decree nisi dissolving the marriage.

Court Disposition

petition allowed; marriage dissolved

Orders

  • The marriage celebrated on 24th November 2006 between the Petitioner and the Respondent is dissolved.
  • A decree nisi dissolving the marriage is issued, to be made absolute thirty (30) days from the date of judgment.