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Harare High Court
Ellen O Lock (Nee Fischer) v Alan C.P.I. Lock
HH 648-17
Case Details
Court
Harare High Court
Date
27 September 2017
Citation
HH 648-17
Neutral Citation
[2017] ZWHH 648
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Trial
Bench
Presiding
Ndewere J
Full Bench
Ndewere J
Areas of Law
Family LawMatrimonial Property Law
Keywords
divorcematrimonial assets50/50 divisionchild maintenancecustodyaccess rights
Tags
divorcematrimonial property divisionchild custodymaintenance
legislation
Statutes Cited
- Matrimonial Causes Act
ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"What constitutes the matrimonial estate to be divided equally","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Properties acquired during marriage, trust ownership claims, pre-marital acquisitions"}
- {"issue_text":"How should the matrimonial assets be distributed to achieve 50/50 division","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Property values, occupation of properties, investment purposes"}
- {"issue_text":"What order should be made regarding costs of suit","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Conduct of parties, complexity of issues"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The parties married in 1998 and had three children together plus a child from plaintiff's previous relationship adopted by defendant. Plaintiff issued divorce summons in 2015. Parties agreed marriage irretrievably broke down and agreed on custody terms. Main dispute was over division of matrimonial assets which parties had agreed should be divided 50/50.
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