Section 11 of Matrimonial Property Act CAP 152: Consideration of customary law principles

    

During the division of matrimonial property between and among spouses, the customary law of the communities in question shall, subject to the values and principles of the Constitution, be taken into account including—
(a) the customary law relating to divorce or dissolution of marriage;
(b) the principle of protection of rights of future generations to community and ancestral land as provided for under Article 63 of the Constitution; and
(c) the principles relating to access and utilization of ancestral land and the cultural home by a wife or wives or former wife or wives.


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