Tenille Mechelie Whitby v Marcel Herbert Whitby

HH 423-12

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Case Details

Court

Harare High Court

Date

15 November 2012

Citation

HH 423-12

Neutral Citation

[2012] ZWHH 423

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Application

Bench

Presiding

Uchena J

Full Bench

Uchena J

Areas of Law

Family LawJurisdiction

Keywords

domicile of origindomicile of choiceimmigrationjurisdiction

Tags

divorcedomicilejurisdiction

legislation

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Case Summary

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether this court has jurisdiction to determine the divorce case based on defendant's domicile","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Defendant's permanent residence in England since 2002, Portuguese citizenship, visitor visa entry"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

Plaintiff wife sought divorce in Zimbabwe against defendant husband. Both parties had permanently resided in England since 2002, married in Zimbabwe in 2007 for convenience of plaintiff's parents, and held foreign citizenship. Defendant challenged court's jurisdiction claiming he abandoned Zimbabwean domicile.

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