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Fellows, She has booted you, how do you keep your hard earned house?
Cde Monomotapa
#31 Posted : Sunday, February 13, 2011 7:59:35 AM
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Impunity wrote:
Can men live and survive without women?
I wish we could! In the word's of Snoop he said "pussy broke the president (in refn: to Bill) n' pussy made the pimp rich!
bepari
#32 Posted : Sunday, February 13, 2011 12:23:20 PM
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Desperate times call for desperate measures.Have you considered joining the muslim faith?the terms of marriage are very man-friendly; you have access to atleast 4 airports, your house is safe etc.Start wearing a kanzu and an arafat ocassionally,and introduce yourself to a potential wife material as a muslim,and if solemnize(is that the word) your marriage under kadhi.u'll be home and dry.you need not practice islam after this. AM NOT A MUSLIM.
if you aint livin on the edge,you are taking too much space....
bepari
#33 Posted : Sunday, February 13, 2011 12:25:01 PM
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Desperate times call for desperate measures.Have you considered joining the muslim faith?the terms of marriage are very man-friendly; you have access to atleast 4 airports, your house is safe etc.Start wearing a kanzu and an arafat ocassionally,and introduce yourself to a potential wife material as a muslim,and if solemnize(is that the word) your marriage under kadhi.u'll be home and dry.you need not practice islam after this. AM NOT A MUSLIM.
if you aint livin on the edge,you are taking too much space....
earthvoice
#34 Posted : Sunday, February 13, 2011 1:32:13 PM
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bepari wrote:
Desperate times call for desperate measures.Have you considered joining the muslim faith?the terms of marriage are very man-friendly; you have access to atleast 4 airports, your house is safe etc.Start wearing a kanzu and an arafat ocassionally,and introduce yourself to a potential wife material as a muslim,and if solemnize(is that the word) your marriage under kadhi.u'll be home and dry.you need not practice islam after this. AM NOT A MUSLIM.


declare FATWA on your ass!!
"All intelligent investing is value investing -- acquiring more than you are paying for. You must value the business in order to value the stock." - Charlie Munger.
Gordon Gekko
#35 Posted : Monday, February 14, 2011 1:37:33 PM
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Don't sweat the small stuff. She will keep the house. Worry about the shirt on your back.
bwenyenye
#36 Posted : Tuesday, February 15, 2011 3:21:08 PM
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Gordon Gekko wrote:
Don't sweat the small stuff. She will keep the house. Worry about the shirt on your back.


Haiya!!!!! Kuwa serious dude..d'oh! d'oh! d'oh! Applause Applause Applause Applause
I Think Therefore I Am
For Sport
#37 Posted : Tuesday, February 15, 2011 3:44:05 PM
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quicksand wrote:
If you fully owned the house you and your wife now live in before you got married, and she made no contribution to its payment, is there a legal recourse in law that protects you from being kicked to the kerb in case you divorce?
The thought of going from one who owns a home to a homeless guy makes one shudder. Most people can only afford one house a life time!!!!!!

The Constitution provides that parties to marriage are entitled to equal rights at the time of the marriage, during the marriage and at the dissolution of the marriage.

This does not mean that the parties are entitled to 50% or any percentage just by virtue of their marriage. It could mean that they have an equal right to acquire and deal with property. There were days (long gone I think) when a woman had to get her husband’s consent in order to transact in property matters. It may not have been in the law but banks would require a husband to “o.k” the transaction, even when he was not paying or making contributions towards the mortgage. In many cases, the property would have to be registered in joint names.

The constitutional provision simply tells us that this should no longer be the case. Both husband and wife have equal rights to acquire property. Independently. Each party must show their contribution towards the acquisition of that property.

However, you will only know the real position after someone’s wife goes to court to ask for an “equal” share of a house and the shirt. So let’s wait for the courts – they’ve been producing very whacky opinions on cases touching on the new constitution.
karqui
#38 Posted : Wednesday, February 16, 2011 9:35:01 AM
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Jus Blazin wrote:
@quicksand, check @Dod's signature.

Applause Applause Applause Applause Applause Applause Applause Applause Applause Applause

@ blazin, you dont give such a quick answer.
this a brother in a tight corner and needs some solace.
Wendz
#39 Posted : Wednesday, February 16, 2011 12:36:29 PM
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For Sport wrote:
quicksand wrote:
If you fully owned the house you and your wife now live in before you got married, and she made no contribution to its payment, is there a legal recourse in law that protects you from being kicked to the kerb in case you divorce?
The thought of going from one who owns a home to a homeless guy makes one shudder. Most people can only afford one house a life time!!!!!!

The Constitution provides that parties to marriage are entitled to equal rights at the time of the marriage, during the marriage and at the dissolution of the marriage.

This does not mean that the parties are entitled to 50% or any percentage just by virtue of their marriage. It could mean that they have an equal right to acquire and deal with property. There were days (long gone I think) when a woman had to get her husband’s consent in order to transact in property matters. It may not have been in the law but banks would require a husband to “o.k” the transaction, even when he was not paying or making contributions towards the mortgage. In many cases, the property would have to be registered in joint names.

The constitutional provision simply tells us that this should no longer be the case. Both husband and wife have equal rights to acquire property. Independently. Each party must show their contribution towards the acquisition of that property.

However, you will only know the real position after someone’s wife goes to court to ask for an “equal” share of a house and the shirt. So let’s wait for the courts – they’ve been producing very whacky opinions on cases touching on the new constitution.


For property acquired during marriage, the entitlement is 50/50 even if one party does not have a receipt of the money they paid for it.... eg, the wife can say she was paying school fees for the kids while you paid for the land/house/whatever property and is also entitled.... or she washed your shirts when you went to sign the contracts... However, for property acquired before marriage, it remains the property of the person who acquired it and the other party will not be entitled to a share of it.(if i understood one lawyer's explanation on one of the radio stations).

Question is, assuming what i understood is correct, what happens when the man acquires the land and the wife helps in building the house and they divorce? Will the worth of the house be calculated less the value of land? Apologies to digress but i think its an important question.
Jus Blazin
#40 Posted : Wednesday, February 16, 2011 12:45:03 PM
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karqui wrote:
Jus Blazin wrote:
@quicksand, check @Dod's signature.

Applause Applause Applause Applause Applause Applause Applause Applause Applause Applause

@ blazin, you dont give such a quick answer.
this a brother in a tight corner and needs some solace.

I didnt. I had another answer on the previous post before the quick one...
Luck is when Preparation meets Opportunity. ~ Lucius Annaeus Seneca
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