Nigeria: Divorce

Divorce Petition is a process I often find difficult to take up on behalf of a client, but where love goes sour, it is inevitable, especially where cruelty and violence pose imminent danger...

This creative submission is in a bid to decongest courts in Nigeria, save taxpayers money, by ensuring data privacy of parties and preventing private affairs of citizens in civil suits to unclog the wheel of Nigeria's criminal justice system.

Marriage does more than unite two people, it also has significant implications for property ownership and distribution.

Separation and divorce are two terms that are often confused. While both involve couples living apart, the legal implications of each are different.

Are you considering a legal separation from your spouse in Nigeria? Whether you are in a statutory marriage or a customary law marriage, understanding the grounds for legal separation, otherwise known as judicial separation is very important.

In many instances, individuals are of the mistaken belief that couples who have undergone judicial separation for an extended period revert to the status of being legally single...

Dissolution of marriage is a formal, legal ending of a marriage or marital union by a Court of law. It is otherwise known as divorce.

A couple in a legal marriage, one recognized by the extant laws in Nigeria can seek for various matrimonial reliefs under the Matrimonial Causes Act 1978.

In the case of a void marriage, the court decree is not important to bring the marriage to an end because the parties were never husband and wife in the face of the law in the first instance.