The High Court has declared that couples whose marriages end in divorce are entitled to what they each contributed during the union. Justice John Mativo, in a landmark ruling on Monday, rejected a bid for couples to share their acquisitions 50-50. Fida had wanted section 45 (3 of the Marriage Act, that states couples should get what they contribute, declared unconstitutional. But the judge said: "A person cannot walk into a marriage and then walk out with more than what they deserve." He said the law does not offend any of the provisions of the constitution as alleged by Fida nor does the section contradict any of the provision of the Act.

Source: The Star May 14, 2018 08:18 UTC