abbey621:
The mistake the man made was also punishing the children. A smart man thinks ahead, you would have noticed problems with your spouse a long time before the divorce. Just relocate to a rented flat, sell the properties and then get a divorce. No judge in the world can question you. The troubling piece here is that the man does not give a bleep about the children.....this is sad!

In his counter claim and defence, the ex-husband stated that when he bought and constructed the Akure property, his wife was a full housewife and had no contribution to the project, adding that the situation was the same for the Ibadan property as his wife only signed as a witness as she had no job and only depended on what he gave her to take care of the children when he travelled out of the country.

bigmo1:

But what if she refuses to relocate after selling d house, or d buyer refuses to buy because of occupants. I think u should approach a bank for a loan almost equivalent of d value of the house, default on d loan. The bank will help u evacuate ur wife from the house. Lobatan

cococandy:


She didn’t have a job? What a mor0n

One kid is a full time job. Multiply that by four and if you had any sense, you will know she worked more than you even did in that marriage. What insolence

pansophist:
Just like western men have stopped marrying their women due to law like this, i foresee the increase of unmarried ladies and men refusing to marry as the laws like these become common place. You can tell women they are equal to men and create laws the is unfair. Be careful what you wish for.

uzziwise:
What if its the woman's House?

5thElement:
I don't particularly like or agree with this part of the judgement...



The husband will take half which is his own share and walk away while the ex-wife will take her share and use it to cater for the kids they both have?

Miscarriage of justice, your honour.

“The uncompleted storey building is ordered to be sold by both parties and the proceeds divided in equal share. The half share shall go to the wife for the maintenance of the children. A divorced wife has no business being maintained,” Justice Abimbola held.

GraGra247:
If they put resources together to build the house, it should be sold and proceeds divided between the two.

If the man or the woman built the house all alone without spousal support, it will be unjustified to suggest it belongs to the two.

Under this kind of law a woman that decides to have affairs outside her marriage can decide to lay claim to a house the husband built alone and vice versa.

Josh44s:
Watch how Afonja women will go on Adultery spree. In fact you just told them HIV now has a cure

Xisnin:

That won't be a problem.
You can always sign a prenup to dictate possible divorce sharing formula before marriage.
But I guess many people are too blinded by "love" to take that root.

Dottore:
What of those that don't have a house

Dottore:
What of those that don't have a house

MobilityExpress:
Mods should delete this thread immediately before Nigerian women see it.

DanDeeBoss:
What if the man single handedly built the house

orion7:
what of people with 3 wives

dominique:
I like this rule. Our men have been conning their wives into contributing to develop property acquired in their name only to kick her out when things get sour. It doesn't matter whose name the propety is in, as long as it was acquired while in the marriage, both parties have rights to it.

BuddhaPalm:


He didn’t “single-handedly” build it if he did during marriage.

Thanks.. I get it now

GraGra247:
If they put resources together to build the house, it should be sold and proceeds divided between the two.

If the man or the woman built the house all alone without spousal support, it will be unjustified to suggest it belongs to the two.

Under this kind of law a woman that decides to have affairs outside her marriage can decide to lay claim to a house the husband built alone and vice versa.

RTSC:
Only a matter of time..

The only thing stopping it is that women don't have enough representation in the national assembly to force such into law..

Xisnin:

That won't be a problem.
You can always sign a prenup to dictate possible divorce sharing formula before marriage.
But I guess many people are too blinded by "love" to take that root.

jaxxy:
Seems like a sound judgement cos u can’t throw ur wife and kids out on the street well unless in cases of infidelity on her part maybe.