How to get a separation from your Marriage in Nigeria A separation isn’t the same as a divorce. Separation means that you are living apart from your spouse, and no longer acting as a married couple with your spouse. Although separation usually means that you...
How to get a Divorce in Nigeria This article is for people who have decided that they want to get a divorce. Simple. This article is not meant to give advice on whether or not you should try to make your marriage work, or go to marriage counselling. No. The...
Process for contentious Grant of Probate This article will use some technical legal terms, and so it is important that you understand the meanings of the terms, where possible we will try to use plain English so as not to confuse you. Testator – a person who has...
How to get a Grant of Probate This article will use some technical legal terms, and so it is important that you understand the meanings of the terms, where possible we will try to use plain English so as not to confuse you. Testate – this is when a person makes a...
Steps for suing for food poisoning in Nigeria To be clear, when we say, ‘food poisoning’ we aren’t talking about a situation where someone intentionally introduces a substance into your food to cause you serious harm or to kill you. That’s attempted murder, and in...
Am I liable for the debt of my wife/husband? Recently we had a member of the public contact us to ask about the laws relating to debts and marriage in Nigeria. She wanted to know whether the fact that she was married meant that she became jointly liable for the debts...
