04 Jun

Family Law I (2014) Answers (Unilag)

FAMILY LAW PAST QUESTIONS UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS FACULTY OF LAW LLB DEGREE EXAMINATION FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION 2014/2015 PPL 303:  FAMILY LAW ANSWER ANY FOUR QUESTIONS                 TIME ALLOWED 2HOURS 30 MINUTES The epicentre of family life has always revolved around the institution of marriage. Attempt a definition and description of marriage from a legal perspective. Janet […]

31 Dec

FAMILY LAW 1.1 GENERAL INTRODUCTION

INTRODUCTION. A family is the smallest unit in the structure of the society. Consists of people related by blood, marriage or adoption. Universally recognized and highly regulated by law. Black’s law dictionary defines marriage as;  “The legal union between one man and one woman”. In Corbett v. Corbett- The court held that the marriage was […]

31 Dec

FAMILY LAW 1.2 CONTRACTS TO MARRY

CONTRACTS TO MARRY. Under statutory. Under customary. UNDER STATUTORY MARRIAGES After the promise, the ceremony of marriage and then the union for life. The promise can be ORAL or in WRITING. The mutual exchange of promises is regarded as the consideration and the consensus ad idem. Havey V Johnson 1848 6 cd 295 136. Er […]

31 Dec

FAMILY LAW 1.3 SOME DISCUSSIONS ON MARRIAGE

THE MARRIAGE. Brief history. With the Cession of Lagos to the British in 1861 the Marriage ordinance of 1863, an European legislation governed marriages. With the Amalgamation of North and South in 1914, the Marriage Ordinance 1914 was enacted to apply to the whole of Nigeria. It made marriage a purely civil function. Finally the […]

30 Dec

FAMILY LAW 1.4 LEGAL EFFECTS OF MARRIAGE

LEGAL EFFECTS OF A MARRIAGE. The legal effects are present in statutory, customary and Islamic marriages. They shall be taken one by one. Consortium which includes; ccsm Change of name. Cohabitation Sexual intercourse Mutual defense Effects in criminal law In the law of contract In the law of tort In citizenship.   CONSORTIUM A number […]

30 Dec

FAMILY LAW 1.5 MATRIMONIAL CAUSES (1) JURISDICTION

NOTE THAT FOR THE TOPIC; “MATRIMONIAL CAUSES, WE SHALL BE LOOKING AT; JURISDICTION, VOID AND VOIDABLE MARRIAGES, DIVORCE, ETC. It has been the attitude of the courts before dealing with matrimonial causes to attempt to reconcile the parties. Section 11 of the Matrimonial Causes Act has made a similar provision. The judge may with a […]

30 Dec

FAMILY LAW 1.6 MATRIMONIAL CAUSES (2) NULL AND VOID MARRIAGES

NULLITY. Where the marriage is invalid owing to some defect. An invalid marriage may be void or voidable. In Derenville v. Derenville. The court took time to differentiate between a void and a voidable marriage. A void marriage is one that has never been in existence. Thus void ab initio. A voidable marriage is one […]

30 Dec

FAMILY LAW 1.7 MATRIMONIAL CAUSES (3) DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE

DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE. STATUTORY MARRIAGE. The two years rule: Section 30 of the Matrimonial Causes Act (dealing with the two years rule) provides that no proceeding for dissolution of marriage or divorce shall be instituted within 2 years of a marriage without the leave of the court. Except; Where the divorce proceedings are based on […]