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Adultery is voluntary sexual relations between a party who is legally married and a person who is not their spouse.

Many shy away from the prospect of adopting simply due to the fact that not enough light has been shed on the legal processes involved.

In 2016 the Constitutional Court of Zimbabwe ruled that child marriages are unconstitutional. In the Constitutional Court's ruling it focused primarily on the infringement of fundamental human rights created by child marriages.

Do fathers, both married and unmarried, have rights with regards to minor children and if they do, how far do these rights apply with regards to child custody upon divorce or separation.

It further prohibits parents from consenting to their minor children's marriage, which is a plausible development given the outcry regarding the rampant child marriages in Zimbabwe.

An emotional investment is usually one of the most sensitive and socially divisive relationship when its key pillar of TRUST is abused.

When one marries, the hope is to have a stable beautiful family. However, not all hopes turn out to be the reality.

Property distribution at divorce is not an easy task. It is difficult for both the Courts and the divorcing parties.

The law of succession refers to the area of law which determines the distribution of a person's assets and liabilities also known as the estate after their death.

When we are born, we are solely dependent on our parent(s). Whatever happens to us, depends on their feelings and emotions.

Divorce is defined as dissolution of a marriage by a court of law.it entails a change of status from married to non-marital signifying that one is now separated from their spouse.

It is apparent for some reason that the distribution of property at the dissolution whereby parties are cohabitating or in an unregistered customary law union has had a tenacious grip on courts for a while now.

If you are a family member who is under the care of another family member, what happens when that family member passes away?

The new Marriages Act Chapter 5: 15 of 22 which has been enacted is revolutionary and progressive in its nature in that it introduces new concepts and of interest is the Civil Partnership concept.

Guardianship in its widest sense connotes custody and embraces the care and control of the minor's person as well as the administration of his property and business affairs.

I have a parent/sibling/ relative who passed on outside Zimbabwe; can I register their deceased estate in Zimbabwe?

Families gather up, in most cases over a glorious white wedding. On such an event, parties invite a marriage officer who under most circumstances is a religious leader who presides over the ...