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Harare High Court

Thelma Homwe v Clive Majoni

HH 799-18

Case Details

Court
Harare High Court
Date
29 November 2018
Citation
HH 799-18
Neutral Citation
[2018] ZWHH 799
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Application

Bench

Presiding
Tsanga J
Full Bench
Tsanga J
Areas of Law
Family LawCivil Procedure
Keywords
maintenance pendente litecontribution towards costsmatrimonial causesdomestic violence
Tags
divorcemaintenancedomestic violence
legislation
Statutes Cited
  • Matrimonial Causes Act
ai analysis
Case Summary

Key Issues

  • {"issue_text":"Whether the applicant is entitled to maintenance pendente lite for herself and the children","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Subsisting marriage, pending divorce, custody of children, domestic violence"}
  • {"issue_text":"Whether the court can order maintenance for children in divorce proceedings or whether it must be brought in maintenance court","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Children's maintenance claim"}
  • {"issue_text":"What is the appropriate amount for maintenance pendente lite","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Respondent's income, applicant's needs, children's needs"}
  • {"issue_text":"Whether respondent must contribute to applicant's litigation costs","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Pending divorce, other court cases"}
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Facts of the Case

Background

The applicant wife and respondent husband were married in 2013 and have three minor children. The wife moved out of the matrimonial home with the children due to domestic violence and is renting accommodation. The husband is a managing director with a disputed income. The wife seeks maintenance for herself and the children, and contribution towards litigation costs in the pending divorce matter.
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