19931104 TZHC Mwanza

DI TIB :;IIGH COU.RT OF T Y-2,A.NIA • AT TA:BOPJt (ITC) MA TI~JJ'IOITIAL CDJIL APP.CAL ID o 1 OF 1991 (f'rom Kigvma Dis'triot Court CiVil Case No. 3 of 1991) .A:!, VIlif MP.A.Zill ...... ~ •• o • • • o • o o • o o •• o . . . . • • o • • APPELLA.11T . WRSUS T'.JEIWSIA BA.TIIQLOr.EO o o •• ., ... • ••• o. o. e • ., • •., lt:~SPONllONT LUDGMENT _?ub~otg Divi::rl.011 of :prope:rty and custody of' bhild.xen. ·----..-- KA. TIT.I_, Jo ])3:fol:'8 Kig?::Ja Distriot Court, was TI[.;IQSJ:a. B&'11HQLO!®O -t~ ~~en-if; ~:reill,. see]d.nz the d.iesolD~iu,.'? 0£ ~i.a~ between her, and her husb·an1 ELVDr HP.Am, tha a:p,e1::.ant l1e1-ein 1 This 1na.rriase ~ . i a.l:r:,a~r ,dj_sin"f:9~ in eve~r forx;i, to bits ard l)iooes, it was al:rec::dy dead - it only :n3eded '8:•"\ obituar.r, it needed o:;,1e of oor:1];)0 tent autho :;:-i ty, to de c la::te it de ad am grant divo:roe, a. wcessary ri-t-~w,:!., :formality, - th0 :resp,.mient suocaeded to get the divorce - d.B::llarine i]~t t~ r.:ia1':t"~ge- bad- L""'J.'eoonoiJ_.e,~t- awl. brok1:3n do-wn, beJvr.d :1.-Bpairo And cvr:.ti..r:,-; 0:r: heels t..:; tl:.0 oitlsr g.::-anting divorce were thxee furth3r o:clers that~ -1- tJ~.e iiiro twins Kulwa a11d Dotto 1Jorn in 1981, re in the. eu.stody uf their f'atl:or, 1,1~:ile tJ.1e two 0tl::0i~ children Kizza a.rd Drio born 1·n 1q85 r.•,-,6 .., Q.1.~,... q89 '°"...,,..,Ci:~ ..11v--u, 11.,,,, ,.;,.,~- bG in tbfJ 0'Uf'_14-,,r1-- 0£ 'l'J.i.,JTI-:;>~J:11. '.BA.TYQ[..Q~O ,... .l--'1,.).:-.,'-' - ..... ~ ~ their m.c:,t;10~ nu. .1.1til tJ:"'." a,:;e ~~·,vmu.? 11 • ~-- - -2- t:.1at the matrimonial h0use aoqui:red be s0ld and -t:.:D plY1oceds of sale t.b.Groof b3 distributed to tbo parties, a:tl -3- tt.at ·Lo u:-.91:Bllant· shall also pa_j;- maintena.noe for the ·. :ros:pon-lont 1 s · l cbildran ~1eL-' . , '. cmst.vc.y arrl the :re spo1rl011t b.erself'. As it oan be l irst ' seen, it ts tb.e tw0 suo].: o:i.i:l0:rs1 that adrui.nistc:red agorry ard disturbanoe · ~on the aprellant, am ho-11()0 his a:-ppeal, to t!.:d.s Court, against the saiw. Tb3 appellant cor.1plains in p1:19senting the a:Q1"1aal:- ( 1) That t::.e h>ial Il'Jagistraw,did not botber to find ou:t tl:.e ability of tbe :cc spondent to maintain t:10 tw0 _children, w11ose custody she got. ( 2) That tbo t:rial :Magistrate <;lr:i;erecl in law9 in not specifying at what age the above oh2lt:ron 1a:re to :retu:rn t~ the ap~llant. 2 - ( 3) That in o:te1.orU1..g tho sale of the llo·use, the trial Ua.@.stz-e.te, did rot tal-ao into 0,n1sidera~on tl)3 intal'Osts of ohildi-er; whv :pmsontly oooupy tl1:> sam. Tl:o a.p]i()llnnt is aoo!j.n& two on\Ors1 Q.rti that tho tw9 ohild~n h<M. in the custody rif tooir .01ot110r, bo limited to thG age of SQ"VOn ~ars, attar which the s~:1d ruild.::.:Gn shc..14J.d. l'8VGrt t0 llim• S&oom, that tl:ie house-:3alo ol:\ier oo aJ.-IJ)iod -;o the of~ot, that thO appellant eo•naa• her, ttD half oqml vslt'!P CJf the hvuse in oasl-.. It woLtld sec.:n that afiPr ni:nz, yo4lrs uf' rnal"X'iago, tm parties thQl'Oto have oallad it a. day - tho so many years of lova am atf'aot~~ ~uato4'.. c1oaaJ,y °b'IJ o:f:f'emi'.:'late da:t'lin.._;,a a.nd d.ea:rs, l:..aw su:f:f'o;L'C)d Efr ohanse, tho wo~ a1'ld. WS,l: vf mt-.i..:-..ciage, ass.~ ~ar:i.ns &pa,rl l'-':rv110:r:tiou-. a.n:l, ~ia~ beoa.m::> to tl10m, an v.:n'boarabJ.e oa.rgo, wtich ir,...st0ad of 'sinking tho ship, it mus-ts 'be throw,:i ovorbciard 1 anl tl:.s appellant put it wry ~ph.ioally iu l:ua letter, to ho:i; fvr it i!l-Wr alia :read, thus: "l!zicro 'L'G::iwa mzi to siv lazima in.:b:i>be - nikiwa ooga kwa bee-a na uoor.11 huo, ninaJ:.ubc.li lc-t12mbe. ltaribu. r.iim tis~ iv:i nUS1,1 ( ~ ) , a.mbayo tuna.ishi pa.mo~a nilikm·m, ~1r.i rnzic,o a.mba.o sina sa.babu Y;a ku'bo•t• Kva. I \ . •4 )P .. I.a · hi.yo ninaf.i!-:a. so~mu a.mbayo :nirrPtua. mziaO hl.u--~ .... !,1a,3.na. bal.ioi, ~ haya nata.lr:a. ioloW31:G wazi kwamba. ta~"'l,1 1-0 o l~v;p mama. ,ra,rili, a'l1 T:ie msj.a Tuneao!1a."'l.l?.1 t From tl'.!O abo•.J0 1 is tl:.c ~1u.l:.1i1'.l&tion of t!:o c"..iYJ:::-oe :prvoeeding$J a.ri..d l:ew,o t~ U ~ ii;sQlf~ .Ji:r.--u::1 ·!;;_:,,o hu.'nblo v:i.01•1, t~iat it ta.kPs tb:l ~ and WUmtm thomsolvos, to vvlU..'1.t~ril~,. 1u:.J;k ~to -"tbp_ rna:d.t,A b;,;,ni vows, Md it ta~s thB parties tl:iomso1·J0s, t~ wnlk out of t;:.on, as if it was not tliPY, who , f·, vowed tu live tvS')thcr fo::.:- life t.1 tl:.o axolusfon vf others, ; as if' the ~WS wezo fo1."0od on tb.eir li?S• T!.aso sontirIPnts, nlX3 enlorsing. the a.ttor evonts, but it stanis 01oar1 that let-ror Bxl:ibit P. 3 written after the a,p~lla.nt, hac. brvught in t!:G sam matrim01'lia.l. hv~ a.n0tbor wvimn, PDROOY WILSON MBrt!ZI, 111.e mt..½arto S9ovnd. :respondent, elopntl.y spaall:s volUJn;)s, and tbe trial Pio.e:,i.o·~a.ta ounolusio:n, that the marriage had ir.L'Gp.irably brokPn down, oa:i:mot bo fa;uJ. tod, and. that no!13 of too partiee has ohallor~d tJ.:ie stme, is a.n Ul'lPquivooal vimioation of tho sana, and I shall hastoly f§J tu ut~Gr a.S_pGots. Tl13 a.pp:3lla.nt oor.yplninOa., that the trial Mcgistmw did nc.,t add:ross hims.nf, to tll;l inte::."'Ost of- tllO ohildJ:On, whvEP oustod.y was given to tbe:i.J: 3 f.'.0tJ-.0r' a Jf<-~l~l.'., in sv far as t:-cf. -: .__ ·.· abili-cy t0 mi.atc,in tbom was oonocn:odo chil::'..ron Tbe facts pnt st~aigL+, r,.:ro t~-::.at, the 1st -1.fvrul:.',:10'2/::> custody was given to t 1u•O TOST'0'Y .L J:l 1 C•"·>·:-- ·· ,1...:.U. .L- ..,, And accoit.ir.g t,J t·:.o r,~,_-vvis:...:.11.s .._,f subs::,cti1.,n (3) of Scctiun 125 of tbo Mar.r:ia3-e .,'.,.ct 1971~ ~ . :::.:.to.,ftc:::- t,-1 be cc..lJ.cd. tbo act, thc:i:o is a p:rosum:ption of fact, t: ,s.t ii::; a ::r<':;..ru.tc~-110 p:rosllIT_QtL,np tb:st .:;iving allowance, to tro undersi:re:bili t~-- .._,f c"__i13fr::;_~::i::::; t'·.o li~:0 v:f t.'::J c~::ilcl , rocau.so of ohansos n')Oessit:1-tccl~ b;;: or:.st._o.i~l ,._::c.ors, it is fe-r t;:.c g,:>vd of tl10 child, 'relow not wi t:::.vL'..t perm1,";.sivo tiL:::,1~.u:;:ot, ir,.,;rJ olsouLcJ.."3 .. - f:..;r in tho oasG of, IVTIS 1§.._IVDS U.rc~) 3_F;J;:1._ f~f§!.-1.~. 11~:;o::;_u, t~:S:; tw. . , :3]:.ilcl:-:.--011 -wGi-e f0ur years, th.e custody vms ,:;j_ver, t0 t: ..0 n-:,'.·':or, tl1O CvLu:-t .::0nl&ring that "all things ooin_g , ~J.....!small~ohildi"Dn _s>'-;L,lcJ. be in the oc:.re_ ..,f __tboir rnotbar". In Re W LA lm:P.-2!~ C.:_ust<-4;d_12~3. ..4.}iJ~~- iz25 ( 19-,83).._13_]):;n Law 47, tho dou.rt dooided. in fav,mr of t:.:e mother - 11_.,i.f all faotvri~-::.ncea., tlxm2 it is :proba.bt§ _:r~.sla.il _for _a ohi'.!_cl ..2! .. it3..1i];0_z: -~rears to be br..0.:1£h.t u:p b;y: his 9 or he:r.:_. ~"!ilis.i;,o I shvu.:.d be fast to L; ·: '-dgoneralisati,.:m, 0n the matter of a young ohild, boing wit::.. it~ m0tJ:0r, f0r iriii v:idu.al oirourastanoes of oaoh oase wvuld va:r-:1 in tho lig1:..t of a-rasp of :re alities of the :r.-elationship beima.an tt.o oh.i.ld, and. tho udul t ou:noernod. So that, 1-flil0 in ·permitting oirclmst01?.~s- tho fatbPr wcnld take oaro c,f tJ:Je cl1ild, and qualify -;o bave curfrt.,dy vf ~he o:C.ild, of iander yea.rs, an:l that, soue mothers would. re d.isq_ualifiod .f;rom 'hav.h~·o~stody, it is nw view, that motbal.'S having generally nore oa:na~i{J~ U:1tl · &pportuni~~ -to f,;nn 'tcindor and loving ' . .,_ ' ' .,_ of a relativrisl1:i..p, w:r. th tl:.c ':b.il.cl 1 wllioh isp~-£J.ost L1nJ)vrtanoc, arrl. other .- - factors L-1c1uling m:biii-h;:,· ·!l.iooly balanced,. tbo prosuinptiou that a yuu.ng child b8 b;ruu:;l:;.t by a r.:..Jt2:.o : ;_, is ir!)vi tabl;T str..:;ng.. In this .case, can · I_tarn3stl~~ v.,uc::., t):::-,t t:::o trial !Iagistmte ,;-r.::,s .:suidod by th0 p:;:-ovisivns a.bavo ~ ho tlid n0t e:rr, i~it:.~or ii,. f::-.ot, n,;r lcw, ·ho did not d0 servo to oo depricatod at nJ.lo In ::-,:-.;;, ,·tc.-s3 9 as t:xi upp:Jl:..nnt ,,n his 00nfessi·J11 is ";SVT'Q;rav,uu.'l.f·:~ a.L. ·. -. · . ' _., ·. ·•·•'- . 'b7 .· " ~ f lrvolinood, ~ l. ... .., •···, 1,. . -·'-"--· , v.i. s1 _G .,tl ""n.., o . 1 he has no raaWrial auv,,mtao::i, 1.x:Jt·:;c::;_, t:·.:.c,n t~-:0 ICsp0mor..t, and tJ:ie saro told in terms of' inte :rests u:f chil.cb.--o r:;: Jee is ha.mly a bo tto r 0J.10ioe for the oust;il.y of all the chilcl:r-zm~ Tl1e f:.:.:est C;T-•u.>rl fails t!1C1"t;)fo:r:e. Too appellant dicl i:.: !.,is lita11~- of ouL7Plaints.1 inolu:le a oomplaint, that tho trial I&1-g.ist1"'ato e:;:-:;.--eIOcl in not 8:p0Cif:•ing t9° perio:l o:f such oust,~y9 anl t:1a t tJ::G o,:stud.y ...,:rtl.0r, shvulcl bo varied in suoh away, that when tho se,ro cl:ildren cttc.L1 of sevon yer:rs 0f ae-e, :rowrt to his cust;)d.y. Onoo a5rain, nnd. I hv:i;:o wi t:.~jut b:, ring tl-::.e a]?l'Ol:La11tj tl-io way ho -wants to deal with twse chilch-on, is n<.,t Wh3t thG childIC,.1. ·welfare, want, they oannot cL.s,ngc b::::,r.i!.s junt li:.n olmttols. But vi'.:.o:ro custvdy has beon issuod, tho f'ullowing my bJp:;o~;,sJ ( 1) first whoID n ou.stcdy 1.ntler issood, has 4 - not been fo:r aspeoific perloi, or has 0ther-w.ise b3en not :resoerded, it aha,11 e.zpi:re L,lJOJ:l tho child attaini.n.g tl:le °'f!JJ of eigh~en years - see Secti(;n UJ. uf tlle :Marriage Act, ewn transcending tho ag.3 Of marriage, if the child is & c::i:-:-1~ see S~c~~;.,s1_J3._..:::f...•.!::!E. Aojo Socor.d, arry custody ome:r is wit!:.or:.t p.....---ojudioe tu the richt .:r.f any pa:tent,fapply to tbe Courl to have the s2,icl c~:stJcy 0:i:d.sr va:ried, or :rescended, depending on variable oiroumtc.111003 t'_;.:,~t !:ay dictate such a oours:3 c,f ao~ion - See Seotiun .1l3~ the Ao:!_;_. ..,':..:tl r :Ji\f :;.s ·well a,lcl nt' oa1..1.t:.iv~ wi thou.t pre judioe to the above, ii'.:c.t t:.·.0 8.-.u..::·ts sJ~,---•vJ.2. svarL1:;2.y allow ol::,a11t,o,a of custody, for in ~ h1.2.t:1blc -...,..:.,_cw ::-;.:"'::!. exporionc0, tho c~nli T)o.~.ng continuously looked af-re~ by one pa:::021t ;J:,~::.:1c;s stabili t;;r t..:, t:10 ol1ild,1 a.na is far b.3tter than the ::; said c]_:;__-i_Jcl_ ccinc l,.;,,lrod af"ti:;ry in a f:i.•agr.,::cr';8cl. wa:;,-, necessitated by a suooessior:.. vf YL'.st--cly o~:.a.1:0'-Js, I shell 1c0t v ~1:IJ the trial I~Iagistrate oust<.il.y o:x"..ox - in tJ~3 diroct:!.0n s,:;u·:;l:t b;{ the a;,pellant, al thvugh this is with-JL1-t :i~,:o~u:ioe tv bis :ri6ht to ma~ t:10 n:)O0ssar.r applica.tiun for variati:.:.::1 of t.'~ sa:n:,, as and w)·~n tJ:ero i.(:) a r:;m.terial ol:langor · in t}ie oircwnst,~1".oG::i, Tn t.0 circut:star:.ccs tJ:.,::, (~ustvc!.J 0:..1::Ler slia.11 remain, in suoh tei"':"2s ao i-t ,:as j;>ruw:..,-i.mc0a., b;-7 the t 0:.-ial lfa,G"istrate. And tha~ tlla appellant is 1Ji t:~•.;llt G!i1pl.:;yme:nt, it is ewn ::i.:;:;~ itlpElrd-tiw that I do not du so. ,. t0 w!rioh I hc~by am. now advert~ ia en :: ric·..1.c t1::nt is no°\;cr niss0d i 1 cl.i vu roe p:rooeedings - tba1 T\::1.-'-ie!=t J:!-.J.·IJ - ,·,.:r~ -"·~ i:., e,,_,.'1·,; .J :f·-·-e , 1,..;.,J., • 0 ._ .,__;i--' V4, t'.·ci··· .... -• F°'t·~~cc0 • 1:i.i,.,·i •.J..••- - .l.t...-,z 0.- "art'.:iership ::,1 ..t.. ~- O-"M con.;,,,....,; t.J~Qir,J,.. \A,1..1,.1. :rclati0:w':ir) "b·:t l'!.vt r:1at.rin0r1.io.l pr0pert;y •- in particular ir.:1oovablo property - hv,::.:::D J T:1is is n,.,t ·tu rn s:,:n a c1:~:r.,,r5ati0n of tl1e saw3, but its. who haw, ,mt their of fe111?,lGCC:iLo:r Iicomti,.,:2J nD ::.:::;,.., :·::_:; -:,:n :rx:sp0nc1.e11t ar,1<:Jng other thiJ:l.ss, preyed fc,.r cl::v:i.z:l..1:"- 0f r.10.t°'.':L~ 0:.:i.i:-_l ;;,:rv:D ~ '-~; ospc3cially tl'X3 hvUS(;) built in Mw:1i:gc1 :r::a~0:·:-:;_, ai--c,a,., A1t;>L.:..:;;:. it 1iG3 ;:1-t sc,riously canvassed, it is:· also ·m-;clo;.ua1:lo t!.:..st t::0 rtln;:, 2:::::.'. l::r:.lf yo3,:::•s :.iarriceo, was a o:rodible witness, i;:.) t::.;; constr,;;.ctivD, vf t::.is ,'."_-.JUJ:O .. Am alth.:iug,.½. now, aw. otr.;.1 :: 1Y~-Ji1..:.t.·tod ourrontl:L - ' _ f::.vm orapl,.yn::nt,, +~")() appOllo.nt ..ms then in govd. earning OD.})lJJ.·x;ut, and :1011C'J building thG ].1'--usc, ns tho rosporid.G11.t was also -b,-,k:i "'10 tl:en a. llVL'$) wif'o, - not an uf'fioo wife -:ei ""::°ca:z;o of tho child:ren, and the matriL.:011:L.:,l :1,)r.J3.9 for a poricxl 0f nin,) and half years. In fit.'~ v.i.ow, this is tl-ie junctu:re to puso tl:o qµestioh, wh?Jther that house -was 1~a.s.sot_ -~~_i.:rod__12.Y.___,~l10r.1 2 q~iJ.lg__,tbG lI'~age_,__p,Y. their joint._ 0ffort.s:~1.J. iJ.1 tGros of Section J14 ( 1) <.,f tho Ma.i'Ti_?,,~~ct 12710 This issue, is 1:.0t attrllCting ar.zy- erra.nis in wasta:39 0f time, for from the top of the J\:.diofal Py:ramid of th0 land - the Court of Appeal in-rorp~ting tl:JP a,bovo sectiun, in the :row celebra~d authority - 1?.!:...1~}@:..J~(!iAIVmm VS. 5 - ALLY S::_lTIJ_ (CA) Civil Ap:i;aal :tr,:.;. 9/1-q83 (ns)t yet :ro:porlcd), held that, Jr' :matrimonial prop:;rtw t' ::,,ime~:rt.J&- in :tbtJ: equ.:i.s1,ti()1 Lshould oo l'lunst~d fo IIPan ani ino1ude, "dor,ostic effort" or 11 work'1 9 vf the busbard 9 o:-.:- w.i..fe, in tbo cuu.rso of SllDh r1a?.dae0.. The abovo oaso, dc;es not go into tho determination, vf what I,CRenta-e;o such oontributLm would constitute, ard tbs w,.mld doP3ril. on tbe cii'Ou.n 3tancos uf oaoh cag3. It is su.:fficing t0 note, that tbo hc.us:>-vd.fo\~ 1dour;ostio dllties11 , a:ro acknuwledged as a. contribution, that giws rirJJ,ia ol8inablo ri.:9-:.t in la;~r.- Exor.;plif"IJing i.m the potont~aJ.ity Of' sU0'.:. :::i.j._1.t~ tl::.0 Court uf .A.p::;ieal c:-:. pag-o, ( 14) of tho Jmgnant said, and ' 11 Tl:i0 qUGsthm arisos, w'.::.ot::ior tt.is clcli,~nt p:irforma.nco uf her ~rn do:.P stio dutiO s, can b'.:l tal:e:1 as dis0 nti tli:ng t~ np:pollant i'r0:.1 claimi1,g a sLi::-.:r.-o in ma.tri:mur..icl:, 0r fa.r~tl.ly assets. We cto ·nvt; ·t!u:nk S·Jo Tho oui'lvct apprcach is tl:.at tl:.e ht.1.s"bc.ncl and wifo, in p:irt'orrning their d0DJ stio u..1...1.tio s al(') t,,., b::l troated as w0rld.ng 11:.)t only fo:r tl:.oh• ourlX3nt noods bllt alsu fur tl:.oir fut'U.1Q raeda. In t'.:o :p:rosent case, tho a:ppell2.i1t in l0vking after tlJO natrimonio.J. h0!i0, must bo :i:oga:rdod as working9 :nut orJ.y, f0r her OLUTOnt nood.s, but also for l:iax :futum n;)eds 1 ari..d such futu:ro has t0 oo proviclocl frum tbe matti.Llvni.al:i or ±'amily assets, jointly aoquiNd du...-rin.; t!10 r.1arriage, in kooping wi -tu t~'L oxtcnt of her ao:,_1t:ribution1'. This r-i;1,tiv1~isa tivn, is vo ry inspi:i."'ing and. Gquity laden. Ani inioed coming fo think .,f it,, in attoril.ani1 and OvlI'.rmnsuraiJe do:pt, if at too beg.inning o:Y: it ::111, tb.D parlios to mrriago solemnly promiso to liw togotwr f0:r lif0, t,J tL.o oxo1usi0n 0f ott.or~ an::l work with that quality of lifo in m:cJJi, o.cq:ui:ro prvl)Or'tjr tv sustain that lifo 9 wby should 0:r.t) party, et tl:i0 u.nfcrtu..".l.a-i.e e,y,_r.l 0f marriage, c1ai!:1 ironopoly of such pr~rwy - ho sh0dcl bG ostowad., In qy "".ri0,,1i tho fruits of such marriage shovJ.d baru.. oo liko :, Olmti:1.1..,.-,us conttibu"'Jor'J.,_/jl,int aco,.,unt ~.f'-r>.·,m -v which at . t~ ond, of tm mariJ1al clo;:,·.\> oaoh r:rust b0 ablo to wit~tdraw his,vr ho:r share. Fort-1.,m.ato1y, tbo a:p:(X)llnnt is nvt ol-...a.llonging tbo cvntributivn 'oy tbo ro~gn:1.c~1t1 :nc,:i., is lie dernal".ir,e, CJr debasing ity he is 0-:nly pre.ying, that he leJ.lc-1-r-.:;d. t., c,:;r:::;;ionsate oas~ t~···"' :re spvndont half t 110 C'.)st of tho b.0use, instead. 0f fl'.)lJ_::. .r.g tho l1vuso o I:e :p0sody this prayer considering tho ini,;)J:B st 0± t>:::; ollild:ron vi.70r who::.1 ho ha.s cu.st0cly, an::l usinrJ th0 said hou.so • I !:~1.110 -;;i t:.:c 2..uxio ty c0nsidorod this prayer, of ouurso, not ignori1"1 t:,~ ::rocrJ:.>11s0 .9 °bJ t::-.o :i:osp;,;ndont tl:.at, :i.f the houso is n0t sold, sbP be ;Sivon o,, rw::.1 tu li w i.::.:.o Aa.verting t.., tl:'.o :ro s:pv.i.1dcnts p:raJ70r,f~t 'r. - 6 -- being {;iiiGn a ro-.;m in the said, house, if the h0use oannot b8 aold, I tUll1 J,91"W it V'l.r.J· umtii.J:'aot-:tva, for tb.G pa.rtios whv pa~d crff:ri:minC1U1J'J,7t tl:e :re spJ!l<le:1t in tbs houss, would bo tu int:rcduce in that hCMse ~J:\f, anl. law n.1'1(1 0r::h:r1 wvuld bo tb0 viot.i~ - a.n e:x:perienoo that would. ).ia.W tba chilC.:;.-o:n J.5.·vi~g the~inri, not unsca:rod,, I shall nut allow, t~s It is tl:o a}.)i:oll:mts ovnoossion, as tho law do:nanis, that tho :responc.lont 1:ri.,_3·t bo 00n]lJ0nsatod. The iss1-x, is -wh-.:itl.~r tu d0 ao, t~ oa.tri:~co,l__ '.p1~~Ef,.-_~ust be :!L~:1-§.?. Tm light ooa~:r, in th0 di:rootion ot answerirg ·t:i:.o issue;i is Sootiun_~l4...2i....~J.E. K,~;E.;ja~ Ao_t-12'.'{1.• ln tems of Seot:.011114 (i) ubove~ tlx:, Oou.rt shall !1av:1 power, having grantad divo:rco:1 vJ.' su.~)~g_ucnt thazeto, tu o:rdar thG division betll8en th) parties, "I of assets aoq_uir~1d. by their joi11t efforts, or oro.0:r sale ->f su.ch pJ:Qperty, / a.?Xl t!l) sclo p:rc,JOeds the:rocf, oo divided c:)tv~en tbe parties• And ex.arcing st.10~.1 pv;ers, tho Court has to be e,uided, by ( &) oustoms of pa.rtids nvii1,;a1Lu'1i·:zy-, (b) oxtent of contribution b~- o) debta• SU.01,i=~ ( in~"Gd t.:Jn·ra:ois tho ac q_uisi ti0n of tm _~2.re, ( d) t.bo 113 eds of tb9 propor-r.y ohildIO n ( o) t~J division 0f suob.L,shall, incli?13 torwa:rxl.a e qµaJ.ity Qf cU.~i.e ln i;f/ ~ l e vjtiw• CIJ~n.JJG_ ~ pJ"OD.fi\i~ ot ~ •iv section - 141 ( 1), as guided J,y the l)rovisicns of au.bsootion ( 2) of · · Act seoti:.;,n 114-, .__:-_: tl:o i:fl.l.'.ri:::l?P/ i' h.::-.la. tbe fcUowi:1e; tu be 11!908 ssar.lly attend[,nf., -·-l.. t;:IBt the C.ut.D:'t )J..'1S pcwe~ t._, c;:i::d0r sale of property bu.ii: it is 110-,; nr:.ir".. :::~ ,/I'.}" t•.J c',0 s::,, •-2- t!.:r::.t in VJ_ew of the provisions of subsecti,.-.1 ( 2) . f Sucti---n jJA:_9f: tJie....~1.:':£1A& Act 1.9111 th0 Court has · di sc:re-t; :1.--,n • . ' • +. -t- • ' " " l · 1 ,.::.:..c ..:. 1 v r:ru,~ u 5 as cc2.u.e,... oy Li:..s s'J.,;sec v10n,oxero1S0 1 J UJ.J.Cial,aJ, ~ • ..1. • 1., • 1 and -3- ~C):.·i ,r:-·2,c '.l:il dlVisi~n. uf P_::vi.)C:riy i:ni ·cc~n 0Itle~4 •oh di\'1.Qi.01 "shuaj.,:!. :'.:~e}-.i::o _T;;.~n-~c:r-:-ls Jf o:;:t:'!'1.i't.,:'_, On t~iis latter a,spect, lfillmINO J.Ja. (as he t::0.: W:8j cliar:::.ct).rist:~uc:11.y i10toa, in t::.c~ cnse of CIIAPMiN vs~. Q._EAPI;f~~~~ <~~-~?_) ~). :~ ~~~) .1:.';.....~~~,~lo ~:lTri!_ \..1t.:+ i:'.l "lifo t0getb::r, wi t:huut a:1y ,;ruoely calculated J:i! 1:1. :r,::, ·" Bao:1 llc:d o..mtrj7,,:,, tea. what he 0r sbs could t:J ii:o J 0:i.nt ven-t~e When tb.e,i. \1C:r,tt,U'(; com.:is to a11 ord; tl-.10 gu.:rdian knot has to be out. It is done 1Jy h·..1d.ing that, 11 e q_uali t°IJ is 0 qui t;,r11 ., W.:L-+i!, :rcs)-:ot7 tbo terdo:nsy of oJXl.orinJ sa.le uf ma·liri:raonial propertzy- a.nd while i:1 ricarcn of "equap:\;-IJ., o:trl.ori~1p.: di~J'isi .,n of such property t-., , .:: - .... "~~~ ,q,0},,r"·vc- " p--• • , - ~. .:. . ½~ ""'' -,. '-._t_\f-<;~. ·. ~-,uJ_.J.--. .:,,o • -If'\• oat ,.nnc ., .. oc.:J. ...,, /'. 11 2J 1:)c ::asL J. t is ey view, that, wb.n. t -we finalzy ,e.cl1 ~1G .to-~ .i..- ... is a.11. i:_lus:Lu:,. :..,:f equalityiand not eq_uittable sGttlor.Pnt. For the sale an1 div~_si.v1i vf :PrO].)G:rty ./',s is dune nv·w ,harll,y :p:.."JclUCt::Js ·..::equal l'3sul ts'- \ -1- salo of fr.vn.ly h_ ..:;ffi3s il10:l.':;}aSOs disruptiv~, dislooaU.;.in -2- oau.ses · d.istross i:1 t:.,o lives 0f --- . (·• '" :: , ~- cJ.:ild:ren o.s tbof a::e hr.u'Clly ounsido:r:cd ia th:. :pr;;,cess of uaki.ng the orio:r, -3- division of proi,arcy is hal:dJ~t o g_t.1.o.J., i"ib.en tr..o moth0 r ha.s oustvdy o:f no:r:c cl:.ildren, tha.n tr..o fatho:r -4- w;.:en st.o cannot oasiJy entor tr.iO labour .marEPt as- the husbanl D.?;;T ,ra:l -5- when soo is doniod a.coe ss t.::; tJ:-.:.0 !1usbe.i,:!.s oa.:reer a.asoos, acq_L'!.ii-od d.t.u."ing mur.ci.B.t:,i:re. In tl:.,j_s 02,so, since the ap1xilJ.ant is O·->ncccli~~ b.alf s ~ to tbe l.'espon:1o:nt, as cl.ii u:ro.er the tric.l C0urt, intGrfcring w5.. th the saO:) is non-wa.J.'1'.:mtcd.. Ani if ha is ot:.)l:)rl'lisa financod 7 tl:;o b.Juse 11;)00. not be sold, c u:1.Sidori:~.:; tl:e inta :re at of c!::.ild:re n~ t!.:.0 IO in staying. The hv-u.se sale v:r'C1.ar ~r tl'.0 trial ?,Iagist~t.G is tborofo:::'3 g:it usido. r It is now c:rdo:vJd, t>.nt J:1.,1,,r;e shall u:f.f'ioially bo: eva.J..~<1i;cc..,in termQ .of its marl@~ ( pr.ice, o.r.d half vf t1..1at shall oo paid in cash to tho ~spo:r.dent, within xeaso.nablo tim - the h0ug3 sJ.mll,. in the i.man tiw be subjoot t•'.) cava~-11, not to avld, .. .Q~ be sold after the lap~ of' child:i:on custody orders, in Sh:."",J'..Cd . favour of tho a.P].)Ollant, and prcoe0ds tl:erevf ~ beLeg_ually bo~n tbc parties. Tho a.ppaal a.ffcowt1:,to tho ox-tent sb.cw.a abovc,anl eaoh party tu ooar its. <.11m costs.·. Delivo 1'0d this 4th day uf Nuvanbor, 1993• P art:w s g Ab~ .i:rb o LtJ~E. i'f., KA.TITI 9 - JUDGffl /