[2016] KEHC 6979 (KLR)

[2016] KEHC 6979 (KLR)

The court found that the Petitioner had established, through uncontested oral and documentary evidence, that the Respondent treated her with cruelty by abandoning her in a foreign country and subjecting her to hostility due to family pressure. The Respondent's failure to contest the allegations further strengthened the Petitioner's case. The court was satisfied that the statutory grounds for dissolution of marriage under Section 66 of the Marriage Act 2014 were met, specifically cruelty. The court also noted that leave had been properly granted to file the petition before the expiry of three years. Accordingly, the court held that the Petitioner had proved her case on a balance of...

Citation
[2016] KEHC 6979 (KLR)
Parties
Applicant: S.N.N; Respondent: C.H.A
Court
High Court
Court Station
High Court at Nairobi (Milimani Commercial Courts)
Jurisdiction
Kenya
Judgment Date
8 February 2016
Case Number
Divorce Cause 4 of 2013
Procedural Posture
Divorce Cause / Judgment
Outcome
Petition for divorce allowed; marriage dissolved.
Legal Topics
Divorce, Cruelty, Desertion, Civil Marriage, Dissolution of Marriage
Source Language
English
Family and Children Divorce Cruelty Desertion Civil Marriage Dissolution of Marriage

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Parties

S.N.N

Applicant

C.H.A

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Divorce Cause / Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the Petitioner adduced sufficient evidence to warrant the dissolution of the marriage on grounds of cruelty and desertion.
  2. 2 Whether the court should grant leave to file the petition before expiry of the statutory three-year period.

Ratio Decidendi

The court found that the Petitioner had established, through uncontested oral and documentary evidence, that the Respondent treated her with cruelty by abandoning her in a foreign country and subjecting her to hostility due to family pressure. The Respondent's failure to contest the allegations further strengthened the Petitioner's case. The court was satisfied that the statutory grounds for dissolution of marriage under Section 66 of the Marriage Act 2014 were met, specifically cruelty. The court also noted that leave had been properly granted to file the petition before the expiry of three years. Accordingly, the court held that the Petitioner had proved her case on a balance of...

Court Disposition

Petition for divorce allowed; marriage dissolved.

Orders

  • The marriage between the Petitioner and the Respondent celebrated on 6th January 2012 is hereby dissolved.
  • Decree nisi to issue and in thirty (30) days decree absolute to issue in 60 days.