{"id":190,"date":"2018-08-07T16:48:19","date_gmt":"2018-08-07T16:48:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marumeandfuridzo.com\/?p=190"},"modified":"2018-08-07T16:48:25","modified_gmt":"2018-08-07T16:48:25","slug":"division-of-assets-upon-divorce-in-zimbabwe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.marumeandfuridzo.com\/division-of-assets-upon-divorce-in-zimbabwe\/","title":{"rendered":"DIVISION OF ASSETS UPON DIVORCE IN ZIMBABWE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
The division of the assets of the parties upon divorce is governed by the Matrimonial Causes Act (Chapter 5:13) (the Act), in particular section 7.\u00a0 The Act does not apply to those who are in an unregistered customary union.\u00a0 This does not mean that those in an unregistered customary union are left without a remedy; however different principles of law apply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When granting a decree of divorce or thereafter, an appropriate court may make an order for the distribution of the assets of the spouses.\u00a0 The issue does not fall for determination where the marriage is still subsisting and no divorce order has been granted.\u00a0 In Zimbabwe marriages are generally out of community of property in terms of the Married Persons Property Act (Chapter 5:12) and each spouse is at liberty to deal with their property as they wish during the subsistence of the marriage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n