[2014] KEHC 6070 (KLR)

[2014] KEHC 6070 (KLR)

The court found that the Respondent was both physically and mentally cruel to the Petitioner, as evidenced by his admission of assault, conviction for the same, and mental torture inflicted after the Petitioner was unable to conceive. The Respondent's cohabitation with another woman and fathering of two children constituted clear evidence of adultery and desertion. The Petitioner's claims of fraud were substantiated by the return of shares after police intervention, though fraud itself is not a ground for divorce. The court held that the Petitioner did not justify entitlement to alimony or maintenance, as she was gainfully employed and self-sufficient, and the Respondent's income was not...

Citation
[2014] KEHC 6070 (KLR)
Parties
Applicant: S C C; Respondent: M K C
Court
High Court
Court Station
High Court at Eldoret
Jurisdiction
Kenya
Judgment Date
20 March 2014
Case Number
Succession Cause 16 of 2012
Procedural Posture
Succession Cause / Judgment
Outcome
Marriage dissolved; decree nisi to issue; mandatory injunction granted; each party to bear own costs.
Judges
GWN Macharia
Legal Topics
Divorce, Custody of Children, Alimony, Maintenance, Matrimonial Offences
Source Language
English
Family and Children Divorce Custody of Children Alimony Maintenance Matrimonial Offences

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Parties

S C C

Applicant

M K C

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Succession Cause / Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the marriage between the Petitioner and Respondent should be dissolved on grounds of cruelty, adultery, and desertion.
  2. 2 Whether the Petitioner is entitled to alimony and maintenance for herself and the child.
  3. 3 Whether a mandatory injunction should issue restraining the Respondent from interfering with the Petitioner.

Ratio Decidendi

The court found that the Respondent was both physically and mentally cruel to the Petitioner, as evidenced by his admission of assault, conviction for the same, and mental torture inflicted after the Petitioner was unable to conceive. The Respondent's cohabitation with another woman and fathering of two children constituted clear evidence of adultery and desertion. The Petitioner's claims of fraud were substantiated by the return of shares after police intervention, though fraud itself is not a ground for divorce. The court held that the Petitioner did not justify entitlement to alimony or maintenance, as she was gainfully employed and self-sufficient, and the Respondent's income was not...

Court Disposition

Marriage dissolved; decree nisi to issue; mandatory injunction granted; each party to bear own costs.

Orders

  • The marriage between the Petitioner and Respondent is dissolved and a decree nisi shall issue forthwith.
  • A mandatory injunction is issued restraining the Respondent from interfering with the life of the Petitioner in any way.