PAYMENT OF ARREARS IN MATRIMONIAL PROCEEDINGS IN CAMEROON
A person shall not be entitled to enforce through the High court the payment of any arrears due under an order for maintenance pending suit,
Family and Marriage Blogs
This blog deals with all aspects of matters and orders touching on matrimonial issues before the courts of record in Cameroon. The purpose of this blog is to ensure that clients gain a full appraisal of all the avenues open to them in matrimonial proceedings in Cameroon.
Matrimonial proceedings in Cameroon specifically the English-speaking regions of Cameroon make up about 30 to 40 percent of matters before the courts of record.
The laws upon which the articles in this blog are based are as follows;
- The Southern Cameroon High Court Laws of 1955,
- The Matrimonial Causes Act 1973
- The Married Women’s Property Act 1882
- The Civil Status Registration Ordinance 1981
Clients usually have this misconception that, once a marriage is suffering, the best option is a direct divorce. However, we are here to tell these clients that divorce is not the only avenue open to disturbing marriages. There are other avenues and orders open to handling matrimonial matters before the competent court in Cameroon.
So we have decided to dissect the various laws applicable by the courts of record as regards matrimonial matters in Cameroon to permit clients and even solicitors to have a better appraisal of the avenues to exploit before the courts in matrimonial causes.
PARTIES TO PROCEEDINGS IN MATRIMONIAL CAUSES IN CAMEROON
Where a petition for divorce or judicial separation, or in any other pleading praying for either form of relief, one party to a marriage alleges
ORDERS FOR REPAYMENT IN MATRIMONIAL PROCEEDINGS IN CAMEROON BASED ON CIRCUMSTANCE
(IN CERTAIN CASES OF SUMS ARE PAID UNDER CERTAIN ORDERS) Where on an application made to the court under section 33 of the Matrimonial Causes
ORDERS FOR EDUCATION AND CUSTODY IN MATRIMONIAL PROCEEDINGS IN CAMEROON
(IN RELATION TO CHILDREN IN CASES OF DIVORCE, NULLITY OF MARRIAGE, AND JUDICIAL SEPARATION) In accordance with section 42 of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973,
ORDERS FOR REPAYMENT IN MATRIMONIAL PROCEEDINGS IN CAMEROON BASED ON REMARRIAGE
(ORDERS FOR REPAYMENT IN CERTAIN CASES OF SUMS PAID AFTER CESSATION OF ORDER BY REASON OF REMARRIAGE) In accordance with section 38 of the Matrimonial
ORDER FOR PAYMENT TO MENTALLY DISABLE PARTY IN MATRIMONIAL PROCEEDINGS IN CAMEROON
In accordance with section 40 of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973, where the court makes an order by virtue of this section requiring payments including
NULLITY OF MARRIAGE IN CAMEROON
Procedure for Annulment of Marriage in Cameroon
An annulment of marriage in Cameroon is a process by which a party to a statutory marriage seeks to completely nullify such marriage based on
MATTERS WHICH THE COURT IS TO CONSIDER IN DECIDING HOW TO EXERCISE ITS POWERS FOR FINANCIAL PROVISION OR PROPERTY ADJUSTMENT ORDERS
It is the duty of the court in deciding whether to exercise its powers under sections 23(1) (a), (b) or (c) or 24 of the
MATRIMONIAL RELIEF AND DECLARATIONS OF VALIDITY IN RESPECT OF POLYGAMOUS MARRIAGES
The competent court in accordance with section 47 of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 shall not be precluded from granting matrimonial relief or making a
JUDICIAL SEPARATION IN CAMEROON
A judicial separation in Cameroon is a legal process by which a married couple is formally separated, despite being legally married. The separation is granted