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Dissolution of Marriage and Custody of Children Under Customary Law in Nigeria (II), By Bright E. Oniha

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Custody of children One of the most contentious consequential or ancillary aspects of dissolution of customary law marriages like other forms of marriages is the issue of the custody of children. Under the Customary Courts Law of the various states where customary courts have been established, provisions have made relating to custody of children in […]

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Dissolution of Marriage and Custody of Children Under Customary Law in Nigeria (I), By Bright E. Oniha

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Marriage is the foundation of the civil society and no part of the laws and institutions of a country can be of more vital importance to its subject than those which regulate the manner, and condition of forming, and if necessary of dissolving the marriage contract. – Lord Westbury in Shaw v Gould The growth and […]

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