Betty Ruzvidzo v Jeremiah Warikandwa

HH 816-18

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Case Details

Court

Harare High Court

Date

13 December 2018

Citation

HH 816-18

Neutral Citation

[2018] ZWHH 816

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Trial

Bench

Presiding

Muremba J

Full Bench

Muremba J

Areas of Law

Family LawProperty DistributionConstitutional Law

Keywords

DivorceAdulteryPaternity TestMatrimonial AssetsEqual Treatment

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"What constitutes a just and equitable distribution of the parties’ movable and immovable matrimonial assets?","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Acquisition of properties between 2001–2005, joint business, adultery, paternity"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

The parties were married under customary law in 1994 and later solemnised their marriage under the Marriage Act in 2006. They had three children, but paternity tests during trial revealed that the youngest child, Jeremy Jayden, was not fathered by the defendant. The plaintiff sued for divorce and equal distribution of assets, while the defendant sought to reduce her share due to adultery. The court granted divorce and ordered equal distribution of assets, adjusting shares in one property to balance values awarded.

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