Blow to FIDA as push for divorced couples to share wealth equally is thrown out

A couple holds hands: FIDA  has lost a case in which it prayed a court to rule that upon divorce, couples should automatically share familty wealth  equally. [Courtesy]

Couples will not have to share their wealth equally upon divorce after High Court on Monday upheld the Marriage, Properties Act.

In a landmark ruling, Justice John Mativo rejected the Federation of Women Lawyers’ (FIDA) application for the repeal of section 45 (3) of the Act, that states couples should get what they contributed to family wealth.