Court orders husband to renovate wife’s house before divorce

By Edith Igbokwe

The customary court sitting in Oshodi-Isolo Local Government Secretariat has ordered a husband (the petitioner), Mr Isaiah Robinson, to renovate the house built by his wife for conducive accommodation of their children, especially the 11- year old sickle cell daughter before the divorce.

Mr Robinson had dragged his wife, Mrs Yetunde Robinson, to court seeking a divorce.

The petitioner accused his wife of infidelity and being diabolical, adding that their marriage lacks the required love to sustain the relationship and that his wife does not care for their four children.

He prayed the court to dissolve the 35 years old marriage which has produced four children – three girls and a boy with the last-born clocking 11 years this year.

Having listened to his plea, the court president, Mrs Adebisi Laditan, ordered that the husband should renovate the house built by his wife to be conducive for their little girl who is a sickle cell patient because of her health.

She said the girl could not be with the father because of her age and health.

The court advised that he should give the other grown-up children access to his house to maintain the family bond and create no room for disparity even as he is about to divorce their mother.

The court said he would also be responsible for the school fees of the little girl and ordered the mother to always allow the girl to spend holidays with her father.

Responding, the petitioner, who agreed to carry the responsibilities he was saddled with by the court, asked the court to give him till June ending to settle the accommodation.

The court adjourned the case till Thursday, June 17, 2021, for final judgment as both parties have agreed to divorce.