Ten Unlawful Reasons for a Divorce:  The Nigerian Matrimonial Causes Act contains the grounds and circumstances under which you may file a petition for a divorce in Nigeria. When your ground for the divorce is contained in the Act, then it is lawful; if it isn’t, it is unlawful. Many persons desire to divorce their…

At present there is no provision for a no-fault divorce in Nigeria. Unlike in the United States of America, no-fault divorce doesn’t exist in Nigeria. The Law of Divorce in Nigeria – the Matrimonial Causes Act – doesn’t support a no-fault divorce. Certain facts must exist before you can file a petition for divorce. A…

Divorce in the Bible; The Bible is the Christian’s holy book. It contains dictates and precepts for living a moral and holy life. Whereas, the Matrimonial Causes Act is the law that deals with divorce in Nigeria. It specifies the criteria or elements that must exist before a divorce can be considered by the court.…

Does the Bible Support Divorce? Many Christians still hold to the belief that married persons should under no circumstances divorce their spouses. Those Christians consider other Christians who undergo a divorce as anathemas, infidels, backsliders, or ungodly. Is it possible that those Christians who subscribe to a no-divorce might have over the years misinterpreted the…

In informal parlance, a divorce means “marriage breakup”. Seeds of a divorce are sown when one spouse begins to think the following: “I’m fed up with this marriage!” or “I can’t live with him any longer!” or “We are just so incompatible!” “I’ll file for a divorce!” Maybe not in that fashion, but you get…

Judicial Separation, or separation (for short), is a decree made by a court whereby a husband and wife live apart from each other while remaining married. Judicial separation is an option for those who object, for one reason or the other, to an outright divorce. It can be brought at any time during the marriage.…