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Harare High Court
Alpheus Magumise v Cressy Magumise (Nee Dzingirai)
HH 91-13
Case Details
Court
Harare High Court
Date
11 April 2013
Citation
HH 91-13
Neutral Citation
[2013] ZWHH 91
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Trial
Bench
Presiding
Uchena J
Full Bench
Uchena J
Areas of Law
Family LawMatrimonial Property Law
Keywords
divorceirretrievable breakdownmatrimonial homemaintenancecounter-claim
Tags
divorcematrimonial propertymaintenancecounter-claim
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Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether marriage has irretrievably broken down","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Three-year separation, plaintiff lost love"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether defendant is entitled to property division","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Contributions to home maintenance"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether defendant is entitled to maintenance","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Defendant's trading income"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether alleged South African property exists","issue_type":"fact","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Lack of evidence"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The plaintiff instituted divorce proceedings after three years of separation, claiming he had lost love and affection for the defendant. The defendant opposed the divorce and counter-claimed for property division and maintenance, alleging contributions to the matrimonial home and shared acquisitions.
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