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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 [2016] MWHC 739

S v S

S v S (Matrimonial Cause 30 of 2015) [2016] MWHC 739 (15 August 2016)

The High Court of Malawi dissolved a marriage after finding irretrievable breakdown based on alleged adultery, HIV-positive status, and prolonged refusal of sex.

  • Divorce
  • Adultery
  • Irretrievable breakdown of marriage
  • Child maintenance
  • Family-law
  • Irretrievable-breakdown
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