Section 23 Matrimonial Causes Act 1970 Section 23 of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1970 is about Restriction on finding of non‐maintenance. It provides as follows: A finding in accordance with section 16(1) (f) of this Act shall not be made unless the court is satisfied that reasonable attempts have been made by the petitioner to…

Section 22 Matrimonial Causes Act 1970 Section 22 of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1970 is about Aggregation of concurrent sentences in reckoning imprisonment. It provides as follows: Where-(a) a person has been sentenced to imprisonment in respect of each of two or more crimes that, in the opinion of the court hearing the petition, arose…

Section 21 Matrimonial Causes Act 1970 Section 21 of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1970 is about Restriction on finding of non‐consummation. It provides as follows: The court shall not find that a respondent has wilfully and persistently refused to consummate the marriage unless the court is satisfied that, as at the commencement of the hearing…

Section 20 Matrimonial Causes Act 1970 Section 20 of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1970 is about Desertion continuing after insanity. It provides as follows: Where a party to a marriage has been wilfully deserted by the other party, the desertion shall not be deemed to have been terminated by reason only that the deserting party…

Section 19 Matrimonial Causes Act 1970 Section 19 of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1970 is about Refusal to resume cohabitation. It provides as follows: (1) Where husband and wife are parties to an agreement for separation, whether oral, in writing or constituted by conduct, the refusal by one of them, without reasonable justification, to comply…

Section 18 Matrimonial Causes Act 1970 Section 18 of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1970 is about Constructive desertion. It provides as follows: A married person whose conduct constitutes just cause or excuse for the other party to the marriage to live separately or apart, and occasions that other party to live separately or apart, shall…

Section 17 Matrimonial Causes Act 1970 Section 17 of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1970 is about Additional provisions to encourage reconciliation. It provides as follows: (1) Where the petitioner alleges that the respondent has behaved in such a way that the petitioner cannot reasonably be expected to live with him but the parties to the…

Section 16 Matrimonial Causes Act 1970 Section 16 of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1970 is about Provisions supplementary to section 15. It provides as follows: (1) Without prejudice to the generality of section 15(2)(c) of this Act, the court hearing a petition for a decree of dissolution of marriage shall hold that the petitioner has…

Section 15 Matrimonial Causes Act 1970 Section 15 of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1970 is about Grounds for dissolution of marriage. It provides as follows: (1) A petition under this Act by a party to a marriage for a decree of dissolution of the marriage may be presented to the court by either party to…

Section 14 Matrimonial Causes Act 1970 Section 14 of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1970 is about Marriage conciliator to take oath of secrecy. It provides as follows: A marriage conciliator shall, before entering upon the performance of his functions as such a conciliator, make and subscribe, before a person authorised in Nigeria to take affidavits,…