• Divorce ends the marriage and all rights and privileges that accrue to married people.
• The court may make orders relating to the division of property and payment of alimony or maintenance of the wife
• The court may also determine which of the spouse is to remain with the children and provide for the maintenance of the children
• Under Islamic law, the wife takes the property in her room and the children remain with the father.
• Divorce means that the two parties become single again and have rights to re-marry any other person of their choice.
• The divorced people do not benefit from the estate of either of them should one of them die. The relationship is completely terminated.

This divorce applies to those who entered into civil and church marriage.

Before a couple can apply for divorce, they should have been married for at least three years except in situations which are so grave that the couple cannot continue to live together.

The application for divorce is made in the high court.

The court will not grant the divorce if:

• One of the parties conducted him/herself in a way which encouraged the other spouse to commit the offence.
• The offended spouse encourages the action, agreed with the other spouse to commit the offence, or forgives him or her for the offence
• Note: the court will not grant a divorce where there is connivance, collusion and condonation.
• The purpose of this is to discourage people from agreeing to divorce over small issues and destroying the special institution of marriage.