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FAH v HMA [2019] KEKC 10 (KLR)

[2019] KEKC 10 (KLR) KEKC
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KEKC
Case number
10
Citation
[2019] KEKC 10 (KLR)
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TypeDivorcePosturePetitioner filed a petition for dissolution of marriage, unsecured dowry, and custody of minors.CoramHon A. D. WAKO
Holding

The court finds for the petitioner and grants the dissolution of the marriage, issues a certificate of divorce, and orders the respondent to pay the petitioner's dowry.

Facts

The petitioner and respondent were married in 2010 and had four children. The petitioner filed a petition for dissolution of marriage on July 4, 2019, alleging cruelty and desertion. The respondent did not respond to the petition.

Issues

  1. Dissolution of marriage
  2. Unsecured dowry
  3. Custody of minors

Reasoning

The court found that the marriage had irreparably broken down and that the respondent had been unresponsive to the petitioner's allegations of cruelty and desertion.

Outcome

For the petitioner

Orders

  • Decree for dissolution of marriage
  • Certificate of divorce
  • Payment of dowry

Remedies

  • Dowry payment

Authorities cited

Cases cited (1)
  • Ash-shawkanii's 'Fat-hul Qadiir' Vol. 3 pg 21
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