ABSTRACT

TABLE OF CASES

TABLE OF STATUTES

LIST OF ABBREVIATION

Chapter 1

GENERATION INTRODUCTION

1.0.0: INTRODUCTION

1.1.0: BACKGROUND TO STUDY

1.2.0: OBJECTIVES OF STUDY

1.3.0: FOCUS OF STUDY

1.4.0: SCOPE OF STUDY

1.5.0: METHODOLOGY

1.6.0: LITERATURE REVIEW

1.7.0: DEFINITION OF TERMS

1.8.0: CONCLUSION

Chapter 2

CONCEPT OF MARRIAGE

2.0.0: INTRODUCTION

2.1.0: DEFINITIONS OF MARRIAGE

2.2.0: TYPES OF MARRIAGE

2.2.1.0: MONOGAMOUS MARRIAGE

2.2.2.0: POLYGAMOUS MARRIAGE

2.3.0: FORMALITIES FOR MARRIAGE

2.3.1.0: NOTICE OF MARRIAGE

2.3.2.0: REGISTRAR’S CERTIFICATE

2.3.3.0: SPECIAL LICENCE

2.4.0: CAPACITY TO MARRIAGE

2.4.1.0: SINGLE STATUS

2.4.2.0: INFANCY

2.4.3.0: AGE

2.4.4.0: CONSENT

2.5.0: GROUNDS ON WHICH MARRIAGE MAY BE VOID

2.5.1.0: EXISTING LAWFUL MARRIAGE

2.5.2.0: PROHIBITED DEGREE OF AFFINITY OR CONSANGUINITY

2.5.3.0: FORMAL INVALIDITY

2.6.0: GROUNDS ON WHICH MARRIAGE IS VOIDABLE

2.6.1.0: INCAPACITY TO CONSUMMATE MARRIAGE

2.6.2.0:UNSOUNDNESS OF MIND, MENTAL DISORDER AND EPILEPSY

2.6.3.0: VENERAL DISEASE

2.7.0: MATRIMONIAL CAUSES JURISDICTION

2.8.0: CONCLUSION

Chapter 3

DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE

3.0.0: INTRODUCTION

3.1.0: BARS TO A PETITION FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE

3.1.1.0: CONDONATION

3.1.2.0: CONNIVANCE

3.1.3.0: COLLUSION

3.1.4.0: PETITIONER’S ADULTERY

3.1.5.0: PETITIONER’S DESERTION

3.1.6.0: CONDUCT CONDUCING

3.2.0: DISSOLUTION OF STATUTORY MARRIAGE

3.3.0: GROUNDS FOR DISSOLUTION OF STATUTORY MARRIAGE

3.3.1.0: WILFUL AND PERSISTENT REFUSAL TO CONSUMATE MARRIAGE

3.3.2.0: ADULTERY AND INTOLERABILITY

3.3.3.0: DESERTION

3.4.0: DISSOLUTION OF CUSTOMARY MARRIAGE

3.5.0: GROUNDS FOR DISSOLUTION OF CUSTOMARY MARRIAGE

3.5.1.0: GENERAL GROUNDS

3.5.2.0: STATUTORY GROUNDS

3.6.0:DIFFERENCES BETWEEN DISSOLUTION OF CUSTOMARY MARRIAGE AND STATUTORY MARRIAGE

3.7.0: CONCLUSION

Chapter 4

PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS OF DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE

4.0.0: INTRODUCTION

4.1.0: GENERAL PROBLEMS OF DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE

4.1.1.0: FINANCIAL PROBLEM

4.1.2.0: PSYCHOLOGICAL PROBLEM

4.1.3.0: LACK OF PROPER MAINTENANCE

4.1.4.0: SETTLEMENT OF PROPERTY

4.1.5.0: CUSTODY OF CHILDREN

4.3.0: CONCLUSION

Chapter 5

CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION

5.0.0: CONCLUSION

5.1.0: RECOMMENDATION

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