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Upendo Lawrence v Charles Lawrence

The High Court of Malawi dissolved the marriage between Upendo Lawrence and Charles Lawrence, awarded primary custody to the petitioner, and set monthly access for the respondent.

  • Divorce
  • Irretrievable breakdown of marriage
  • Custody and access rights
  • Children's rights
  • Adultery allegations
  • Consortium
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Family law [2017] MWHC 886

Selemani v Selamani

Selemani v Selamani (Civil Cause 381 of 2017) [2017] MWHC 886 (24 January 2017)

The court found that the claimant failed to make a full and frank disclosure of material facts, that the issues before the court were intertwined with ongoing proceedings in higher courts, and that granting the injunction would be unsafe and an abuse of court process.

  • Consortium
  • Injunctions
  • Custody
  • Abuse of process
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