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Africa East Africa World 

Kenya top court rules that divorcing couples don’t have equal rights to assets

Elwin Mandowa, , , , , , , ,
Kenya’s Supreme Court has ruled that divorcing couples are not automatically entitled to 50 per cent share of matrimonial property. The landmark ruling seems to have now settled a very contentious issues in Kenya’s Family Law, local media reported. According to the judges, the 50:50 formula is not absolutely, applicable during divorce and that each party should now leave the… Read More
Africa Southern Africa World Zambia 

Social media blamed for high divorce cases in Zambia

Elwin Mandowa, , , , , , , ,
– – Some Zambians have cited social media as one of the main reasons a lot of marriages are breaking down, in the wake of alarmingly high levels of divorce in the country. In the past 5 years, over 61, 000 divorces have been granted in local courts, according to the country’s justice minister, Given Lubinda, who said in parliament,… Read More
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Wife files for divorce because her husband’s ‘extreme love’

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A woman in the United Arab Emirates has reportedly filed for divorce because her husband is too loving and caring. The woman is overwhelmed by her husband’s “extreme love” of helping with the housework and shower her with gifts. Khaleej Times, an English language UAE newspaper reported that the woman told a Sharia court in Fujairah that her spouse never… Read More