<p> </p><p>ABSTRACT</p><p>TABLE OF CASES</p><p>TABLE OF STATUTES</p><p>LIST OF ABBREVIATION</p><p>

Chapter 1

</p><p>GENERATION INTRODUCTION</p><p>1.0.0: INTRODUCTION</p><p>1.1.0: BACKGROUND TO STUDY</p><p>1.2.0: OBJECTIVES OF STUDY</p><p>1.3.0: FOCUS OF STUDY</p><p>1.4.0: SCOPE OF STUDY</p><p>1.5.0: METHODOLOGY</p><p>1.6.0: LITERATURE REVIEW</p><p>1.7.0: DEFINITION OF TERMS</p><p>1.8.0: CONCLUSION</p><p>

Chapter 2

</p><p>CONCEPT OF MARRIAGE</p><p>2.0.0: INTRODUCTION</p><p>2.1.0: DEFINITIONS OF MARRIAGE</p><p>2.2.0: TYPES OF MARRIAGE</p><p>2.2.1.0: MONOGAMOUS MARRIAGE</p><p>2.2.2.0: POLYGAMOUS MARRIAGE</p><p>2.3.0: FORMALITIES FOR MARRIAGE</p><p>2.3.1.0: NOTICE OF MARRIAGE</p><p>2.3.2.0: REGISTRAR’S CERTIFICATE</p><p>2.3.3.0: SPECIAL LICENCE</p><p>2.4.0: CAPACITY TO MARRIAGE</p><p>2.4.1.0: SINGLE STATUS</p><p>2.4.2.0: INFANCY</p><p>2.4.3.0: AGE</p><p>2.4.4.0: CONSENT</p><p>2.5.0: GROUNDS ON WHICH MARRIAGE MAY BE VOID</p><p>2.5.1.0: EXISTING LAWFUL MARRIAGE</p><p>2.5.2.0: PROHIBITED DEGREE OF AFFINITY OR CONSANGUINITY</p><p>2.5.3.0: FORMAL INVALIDITY</p><p>2.6.0: GROUNDS ON WHICH MARRIAGE IS VOIDABLE</p><p>2.6.1.0: INCAPACITY TO CONSUMMATE MARRIAGE</p><p>2.6.2.0:UNSOUNDNESS OF MIND, MENTAL DISORDER AND EPILEPSY</p><p>2.6.3.0: VENERAL DISEASE</p><p>2.7.0: MATRIMONIAL CAUSES JURISDICTION</p><p>2.8.0: CONCLUSION</p><p>

Chapter 3

</p><p>DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE</p><p>3.0.0: INTRODUCTION</p><p>3.1.0: BARS TO A PETITION FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE</p><p>3.1.1.0: CONDONATION</p><p>3.1.2.0: CONNIVANCE</p><p>3.1.3.0: COLLUSION</p><p>3.1.4.0: PETITIONER’S ADULTERY</p><p>3.1.5.0: PETITIONER’S DESERTION</p><p>3.1.6.0: CONDUCT CONDUCING</p><p>3.2.0: DISSOLUTION OF STATUTORY MARRIAGE</p><p>3.3.0: GROUNDS FOR DISSOLUTION OF STATUTORY MARRIAGE</p><p>3.3.1.0: WILFUL AND PERSISTENT REFUSAL TO CONSUMATE MARRIAGE</p><p>3.3.2.0: ADULTERY AND INTOLERABILITY</p><p>3.3.3.0: DESERTION</p><p>3.4.0: DISSOLUTION OF CUSTOMARY MARRIAGE</p><p>3.5.0: GROUNDS FOR DISSOLUTION OF CUSTOMARY MARRIAGE</p><p>3.5.1.0: GENERAL GROUNDS</p><p>3.5.2.0: STATUTORY GROUNDS</p><p>3.6.0:DIFFERENCES BETWEEN DISSOLUTION OF CUSTOMARY MARRIAGE AND STATUTORY MARRIAGE</p><p>3.7.0: CONCLUSION</p><p>

Chapter 4

</p><p>PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS OF DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE</p><p>4.0.0: INTRODUCTION</p><p>4.1.0: GENERAL PROBLEMS OF DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE</p><p>4.1.1.0: FINANCIAL PROBLEM</p><p>4.1.2.0: PSYCHOLOGICAL PROBLEM</p><p>4.1.3.0: LACK OF PROPER MAINTENANCE</p><p>4.1.4.0: SETTLEMENT OF PROPERTY</p><p>4.1.5.0: CUSTODY OF CHILDREN</p><p>4.3.0: CONCLUSION</p><p>

Chapter 5

</p><p>CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION</p><p>5.0.0: CONCLUSION</p><p>5.1.0: RECOMMENDATION</p><p>BIBLIOGRAPHY</p><p>ARTICLES ON INTERNET</p><p>BOOKS</p> <br><p></p>