19891214 TZHC Dar es Salaam2

:.:::.v~.L 1.~.t:.L:.•• L NU. 30 v.F 1986) t Fr -'Lt,i,. '-·"'cir::;icr; of the 0istrict Gourt -of DBMg Kisutu. .;;t •• i0utu i:-:: Civil Ge.Ge No,/ 20 c;f 1987) . .,., . ·1--r- ~ J.fh,hv ..u:, versus .. 1 ~_;. J D D G Jvl b N T ;-.ppelJ ....,.nt i<eLina iTranc.is l'inc:-.;;;::trr,a hc1u 2;ot .narri~d to the respondent, -~~n_cip l,Q_:,11 hhat.e.1.~1~, on 14th l•:a~,, 1977., v,hcn th1:,3' c::;ot married the a~pellant ~~~ alrea~y one ctiJd, f&thered by the resporident. That chilJ, a g,irl, was ;:,i ven the :;c.:.me of ~ Th0 ma.!'r·iagc ·e1as not fa h&pi-,-y one. 1r::. 198'/, tl11c, ai,pellant petitioned_ for i,}iv~rc.J <:-,~lel'..,inc th;;:t the mar:ci~t:e hi::'.:':: ir::·,_p~r...:.;_;ly broken down. the rcsfon~,eut we:,,, con;wittinc "'uuJ.tery ,iit.·. ~.:.,~,;r _;:--'rr,en, including their' house"'irl. '.l'L"ier'- w...<, :~.:.-1othcr &llugc,tion tl1E :: t':;__, r•.:,spondent resorted to b.aa.tir. . 2. the aµpellu.nt. 'l'hc tr1irJ. u.llee:,.:.tio1., i·Jf€-.S th.:-.. t th.a respondent has made up hi,· uin,i to br:.i__nb int(. the r.-,r:.trir:1,.,111..:.,l house thc..t outside woman with whom rie w~s coc~ittin~ &dultery. ~~is l~~t ~.ct infuriutccl the .. · appellui:t. .:,r.d inC.CJH.1. tl::c;;:-c wl;).,S c:.. time w.1~ ::, ·:- ·,c. ~pfallant ,:, - 2nd the other ~his hostile Ltd~3,h0r~ in the ho~sc mi:e th8 a~~oll~nt ~uit. There 1!1a'"1~ were ~~f~rts 1 1~t~r./ □~ ....... th~ r~~~0rtlent t~ ~~i~~ b~ck the appellun~ to the s,t tb0 Lime.re HM. he,b..t:4 the I ' ' pditiun. ,. 1 .. __ c,,-_. ,n ..,.::y,.,1:.~1 repc.:.ir;' / J 3 ...·' ,, 1J-«.i.tler t:,c- u.~·.pcJ.1,-nt w.::-, \.'litith.,d ·to ti. sh<-.re in the ma.ttl,--- , / ,. --1·.!. i''~..L .:.-1'.,./ ., Tht:s:.: "throe isEJu01:.. ·.-J...,r.~ .... ;...:;i;uicLtt 0,:.. upor". hr. .El-Huumry, advoccAted for p<.:ti -::i .. 1'.'.,,r w·· .'.lv ·.:ri1; r,.Sl ,r:.l8nt &ppt:..:.red irl p,,rscn. i-.t the .end of •••• /2 .•. - 2 ... ·''f. i11<l00d irl',<:,t,.r:..bly bro~e12 .~um; ,mu :.. . Jivcrcc w;;.s i:,;rc:mte-d. Oft':.1 the s0conC:: issue, of cu::.:t0(ly of th-., cnly chil<l .iw&c, thzs lec..l'.'.n&d 111l~t~te helC: th:..t the: chill~ wc,;,;.lJ. r1.:;1,;t-in with th<'.: f:...the:r. ;.f -· \, · . ~ld. '-;~ 'i'his is whi,t 6:le st,i~l, un cu('toJy of tl1e child, stc-.rting fr@PJ page 2 ;,'.l'h0 st;;conC:. i1c.su1:: whic~1 r,.::quirt:s uet1.:;rn;inution is that' of the°t ',. cu~toJy of the is~ue of th~ m~rria~e, th~t is one ~va Francis"t .. ~:.: .30th pc:.:rtius httV€• pr£\ye<l for custod.y; thE: petition~_.;r·,\ cm1.: who is b,,·"ct0r of (sic) te .take cusit~ttt b0cuuse ~t the worn0nt th~ ctilti is with the r8sponGent and she is m~Je tu wurk very h~ru. bhe ulso said that the child is mull..: to JJ"rfc,rr;' u.utic,s ~! ayah fur tht: chilcir.::n burn· out of .wecllock\. .:.•,_. an..::. h1:;r p\jrfcJr-mcJ.nc __· in sc:-., .: 1 hc.t_s cl1atcriorc.,t0u rsr0atly. $~ct ion 12.5 of the Lu.w of {·1uri'iU£:;(; ,.ct empowu:cs th0 court to grunt custody l1 to eiL;,c:r p1.:1'..;11t 1:tn..:, in. (;Js.c;.;;.iti0n.:1l circ1.;,m,:;to.nces to any rclutiv-e 0f thL inf~nt ~r ~ny ~ascci~tion whose c~j~ct includes child welfare .. Ir: thi.s r8sp0ct b0th P.,L..rents huve prt:ty.:;u for the custody of \ \ Th~ chil2 is nc~ tw~lve ye0rs (born in.February, 1976)~ \. She is in .st;.. ::1.0:.,1·c: IV\,.. !H: sb= i.s at the ,'!1om,:,nt .stl;.ying with h<c:r fc.t~:~·r.. 'J:}1t;::c0 is nu E:VL.,0nce c.:.t all to show thc1.t her p(::rf or,,,u.r1c,:i inra:hG,:l io Jetericr<--tir:,_ 6 up0.rt frcm th<:; allegation made by the p2titicf"r. Mcreov~r, the p~tition~r h&rself t vlu the Court th.:: ·c ·. tt.,_, chiL.. r..,;n whu W8H: bcrrs out· of th(; i.:.cn:±;c,c::. to th:;- moth,::r cf th-: r8sponcle_nt. This L...::.xiG ttt.s.t it is net tr\k &::; c;;.lleg..:C.: ty th-= p.:.;tition,::r th~t th~ chill is c~~e t.., r~rform Juti0s 0! an ay~h for tha chiltln.:E burn out c,: \,c:i.lluck .. In 1.1ny cq;", ::i:. _n.1.:.vc ccn:..,i...:....;r"'C; the: 1-1,.:;lf:....re: of the chill £vc.. I ,~'."· n~;t fii.:~ c.ny n"''-..:. :.:.:.,r r1:,r.1;:,vinr~ ~':.;.;.c fr0r., the, custody cf ~•-;· :L:tb.:r. ,,ft--,.r c..l:;_ sb(.; is n01.·1 h,t:lv0 ye;j.,rs unCl in STD IV• lt is i □ port~nt f~r ~0r tu~t 0he le~~us how tc n~rk~ With the SU!liW:ct •:)f i.'wr :f<.... L~...,r !=;he c"'n fu.irly ,_lr_, -:_jGll. 11 The thir,:: is;'-'uo I of r,;c .. t:::·imcnL:..1 hcuG, oi'ti.!n '" d fficul t issue ill these matriu~ni~l cas0s vas r~si,,lva2 in th~ fallowing wuy~ I quote a: .. • • •.tt •• /3• - 3 - 11 The last is.sue \,Jhich remains is the division of matri- monial assets narnely a htu&e built ~t Tabata~ '1:he peti tiom"r Su.id conc;;tructioxi o·f the house st~rted in 1981. She did not ·sny wheL the house was· finished. ,.1 thou 6 h the: pr:t i tioner· told the court that the respondent d~.stroye :i all r(:,::eipt.s whic:i. :rn obtained when he boLJht build1ae m~terials: the r sponilent produced receirt~ ~hich show tb&t ~uildin~ mbtcrials like Cement anJ timber wer~ boutht in 1981 ana 1982. The ~ebitioner s~id she is~ s~l-ried wife working with National Ba~~ of Corni.. srce a.s .a super-vir,,or. In 1981 !102. sc.le.ry··we.s shs. 0 2,000/=. The patiticn~r sBid that the hovNe w~s constructed by ti~ir ~~cc~0 ~n~ tt~t st8 us0d to contFibuted.a portion of h..;r s.:,lar/ for bui:i.-uinb" th1.:: hcJuse t,n( portion of it was ·1.ne ro;;:spo:,,11.,ent en th"" dh-,r h;::..nc.1 C::ei:i-;;;.:. thc1t the petitioner c0ntribut0d anythic~ tow~1us the co~Gtruction of thu house. TL-., r.,.sponc:t1.:,nt naicl he tuilt th0 h0UBt-' on his own efforts ant th,:...t he cot tt1v c.:-_p:i.. t&l from r:;,.. l•,, of his usst~ts such as music Syi::t.:m "'n,.:. 1[;0t or bike. 'r~"-' rosponuent said further when he sold Th(; r~s:,_;c)ndent El<;;:,tions shs. 20,000/=, and 5,000/=.paid to the putition~r in i981 ~n~ 1982 &s a portion of the proceeds of s,::.J.0 frcr.i thvGC: ,:.;.[..Sl.:ih: v ·1.'he l)c.,ti tiont.:c refuted that she was giv0n the coney by th0 r~spontlent und said that she got that won~y by virtuu-of h~r b0ing a wom~n. I do not know whether thE: petition·c.r me.::,nt thc.t sh.:; got th&t r.;oney through prosti- tution but th&t woulct be th~ implication of it •••••••••••• ~ • 0 ,, 0 " 0 U • 0 " •• 0 ,c, 0 O O O Q U V V O ..:r V .;, • v O u O ~ ,o O C, Q V C, 0 a ,0 U • • O e, _, a, • • ,g • O ••••••• ~v0n if tr:.0 :~·-titior:<c:r m&dG any oontribution towards the acc.uisition of th-- house her contribution must be on the minimal s id.e .- 11 That wDs how th0 i:;;sue cf tL,, matri1:10tisl house was resolved. This uppeel bufor~ ~Di is in ruspect of issues no.2 and 3; the · custc,dy of tht:: chilc:., c:rne. thl.; holding on th~ matrimonial house. M1· • .l!Jl-l11fli.mry h.:::n cornpl<---ined thc:.,.t in the circumstances of this C.;:se, reu.lly, t"l-1,.::. li:l:.ra.:..d l•ic,gistr.:::,t':'_ .shoul~ h.,3e gre:nt&d the custody of the 1;hild t0 th(:: ,_,~p<..;llCi.nt.. i·,r • .i.:.,l-l•'k.1.aa,:.·1. urgues thct as the child is a girl, sh0 wouli... us: v:01 ·::>rc_.u 6 ht up, in th.:: tr8.ditioncl mc:nni.::r, (as he put it) ··• ... /4 - 4 - by the moth0r, the applicc:.r..t ~ hr o Li- .la.n.:c,y also argues .that the child ~va is now with a step ruoth8r 1 and -according to Mr • .8l-Maa111ry, step mothers C::.on' t take c&re of other mothers children \vell., Ivir" .wl--ki.amry also arbu<::d thc:i· the- fu.thur (rt=spondent) is always out on nafari. In tta~ r0sp~ ·t, the Girl ~va is likely to g·r~JV! without th:.; SU;J0- vh;ion of a ::;".rcn-;:. hr, bl H.::.amry also complained that right now, the child iLl indeed in thG hands of the f,.th0r, but, tl!t:n tte f0.tti.e1· is not allm·1ing the mother to, see the child,. hbout the ~~use. ~r- ~1-~aaw~y compl~ined th&t once the learned rnaisil trate." gnH:'.·: thu.t tll0 _u(,\,i t~. l'n:.. r di·~ v n-l;ribute something to the ac(:.uisitior: of t:1e h,:.,wse - how,-,v~, r..'.."l,..Jc. :1.. ·- she is entitled to D. sh;;~·r,;; I'.,... .c;1 Macr..,ry Mro El Maamry ,'.J.IlC1. .. .1 ..... 0 - :1.t tl· ' sh•. r-~ :.1t 5_0%s er;;::ha:: iz0 d thst the El~;: licc,n+. w3S r10+, a·1:r. l y-:, n.!:!," for r~ sale of the house. LlatJ::.ar she ~;as c:~J.y <:,rnpha.si.:;ing 1,J 01t h0r minin;al contribu- tion ;:;u1::t: bo accepter.'. ,.u:t they·,,fo·•e a .sl:.i::.-~' b8 asc·e:v.-tained. If·. 'f coul(. be in monotorJ t.rsb ■ in b£tter ~u~t0Cy of th~ ch~l~; wt·u i3 1 in &ty cese above 7 years now. rid ~~i~ th~t t~e 8ij1L is i~ gout h0altt anQ going to schoole Be a:.s u saie:. Uw.t t,,t.: 1:l.~-1),.::llar,t has n,.) )CTIT;c.tr:.(:;nt residence., At· the time u1 the tl:•;.ct..,) ti_,;! c.i.::_.,ella:!l·'.; was 1:.ving with his own parents. Ifo also sai~ th-c.,t tb:.: c:~; _0l .. a1~t has ta.:en to heavy drinking and is ,~bcut the hom,~, the ri::sponclent ~.nformBc. the court' that, in ?-ny c&sc, tha·~ h-.::.u...;"' :;_,::; :110&.Lt for the chilllreno .tie assured t~ CC:"t:.rt thtit, h'1 also C:.it:;. not intend to sell ito 1 think I have sufficiently set 0ut th0 facts of the case and the holding in th0 low~r court; 1 th~nk I h&ve also sufficiently First, the is~u0 of custody of the child ~va; The girl Eva shouli now be agvd 13 ye~rs. ~he rebuttavle presumption in Section 1.25(3) of the Marriv. 0 e i,ct ho,. 5/T. that it is for tl'ie good of the chil.,i th&t it stc.ys wi tn the mot he·.:- is for those children aged below 7 y8&rs. hy construction of section J25(3) of the Mtrriage Act No • .5/'.ll i.s thut 1 rs&lly: when a ch:i.11 attains the age of 7 years, the :.1resurr.ptiun wr:iul;,t th011 be th"''.; ·:i.H, child should. stay with 'the -r. fcti0r, unlusG tturo ~re extenuous ~easons muking it imperative 5 for the court to ord~r that such & child stay with the mother or any other. I am of the view thut the a~e of 7 yecra in Section 125(3) of the lict was not tc:..ken at random. That is the nt;e, in our cou.try, when all childten are supposed to st&rt school. I think it was the intenti0n of lotislaturc th&t ~ young child, (of tho age of 1·ye~rs), because of its tentl0r age, woultl need the af1ciction and attention of its moth~r more th&n it· woul~ neu<l the attention an~ affection of the .r.;v& is 13 ye&_ s and at the tim~ of pc::ti tior:::rwas in Std. 6 (she shculu. have complet~d primc.ry Lchool by now), I think it Oould not b0 proper to orde::r that s!1(; lliOV!_,s a;,10.~r frcrn th0 care and patronage of h.::r fathc:r with 1:1h0m she:.: hus 0'-''dl o.tll tl~c t ir.11;;_. Jc I mm sati~fieC ttut tne m~sictrgte'~ crder ~f pl&cing the 6hild into the custolly c.,f ·th(; r _r::ts:i.d:::nt/fc..1.ti.1-::r \v:.. .::: prc,p0r notwithstanding Next, is th;; a,..:ccm,:, ir.,;~,ue of th~ mJ.tri;non:;...::;.l c.s~8t - The house. In this orn. 1 I c,crue witl: Lr. ,:,l l"Ja.::...mry tl1,,t once the l~arned magistrate h~lu that 1;::;_J ,&lJ.cmt ~-1 ...,d c:i. El:;:,.r~ in t·he. mc,trimonic..l home, she was botu1d 0 .., to dE:clar'" thi:.:t ;:;;hs.r0'! It i:.:; now sr.;ttlecl by the case of ~~~ v.____ ,,_, . --- Givil ,,:.:;Joc..l ,-;.li beif .._____., ,. .. N00 9/83 e,f thu Court of i~ppeal, the case quoted by hr • .81 - Maamry, that wif0ly ,:uties are contributions in terms of b~ction 114 of the harria6e rlCt. The ahare ~ould be rainiG~l but th~t minimal share should have been o.::,cf.;:ct£.in;,,d. what I Cto now is to ascert,:.in thc~t minimal share. Havint eona thruush thu record I am cf the view that the appellant's rninir:1al CGntribution co.;.l,: be c::.ssessetl at 20?-~ of the whole value of the house. 1-1.s ncrw of the p;:...rties is interested in seeing the house being soll~~ I an, _ciir0cting tho.t the: house be valucr.J. by ci Government Valuer.· Then, th0 r,1:Jpc;nc',ent b" r.;uC!.e to ·pay 20% of that value to the appellant. Tho.t wcy the r~spondont will h0~& bought off tho share of the appellant. ~uch a movE: wc..s once ac.:.cptvd by this court (Bahati, J.) in the case of Mar_y Nyak_;iJ- Vo i'reckrick H[;urey H..:.trimonic,l Civil Ce.use No. 8 of 1980• of Dar 08 b~la~m ~egistry of tha high Court (unreported): It is or<lered acccrtintly. J.E. C. MhSANCH~ DL1:< l;;S .Si~L1u.,_h. --- JU.i..1Gt 14th DeccLlb~r 1989. -.--·-----:'--1--.;....--'- I certify tha. t it is a true nnr:l corre'ct c ,py ):r ,the originalo -, --~ /,C,, (' ~ V /. /t-7• I.•' I ~ ...- DEF'U'l'Y REGlSTFJ1.F: