[2017] KEHC 540 (KLR)

[2017] KEHC 540 (KLR)

The court found that both parties made unsubstantiated allegations of cruelty and adultery against each other, but the evidence established that the petitioner deserted the matrimonial home and failed to provide for the respondent and children. There was no proof of real injury to either party's health, and the allegations of adultery against the respondent were speculative and unsupported. Conversely, circumstantial evidence pointed to the petitioner as having been adulterous. The respondent demonstrated that she was left to care for the children and pay their school fees, while the petitioner was negligent and failed in his parental duties. The court noted that the marriage had...

Citation
[2017] KEHC 540 (KLR)
Parties
Petitioner: T M M; Respondent: S K M
Court
High Court
Court Station
High Court at Kitui
Jurisdiction
Kenya
Judgment Date
28 June 2017
Case Number
Divorce Cause 1 of 2016
Procedural Posture
Divorce Cause / Judgment
Outcome
Petition allowed; marriage dissolved; custody and occupation orders granted; costs to respondent.
Judges
LN Mutende
Legal Topics
Divorce, Custody of Children, Maintenance, Matrimonial Property
Source Language
English
Family and Children Divorce Custody of Children Maintenance Matrimonial Property

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Parties

T M M

Petitioner

S K M

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Divorce Cause / Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the marriage between the petitioner and respondent should be dissolved on grounds of cruelty and adultery.
  2. 2 Whether either party is entitled to custody of the children of the marriage.
  3. 3 Whether the respondent is entitled to maintenance from the petitioner.

Ratio Decidendi

The court found that both parties made unsubstantiated allegations of cruelty and adultery against each other, but the evidence established that the petitioner deserted the matrimonial home and failed to provide for the respondent and children. There was no proof of real injury to either party's health, and the allegations of adultery against the respondent were speculative and unsupported. Conversely, circumstantial evidence pointed to the petitioner as having been adulterous. The respondent demonstrated that she was left to care for the children and pay their school fees, while the petitioner was negligent and failed in his parental duties. The court noted that the marriage had...

Court Disposition

Petition allowed; marriage dissolved; custody and occupation orders granted; costs to respondent.

Orders

  • The marriage between the petitioner and respondent is dissolved; decree nisi issued, to be made absolute after 60 days.
  • The respondent and children shall continue to occupy the matrimonial house.