| dc.contributor.author | National Assembly | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-12-10T12:05:37Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-12-10T12:05:37Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2025 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://ir.nilds.gov.ng//handle/123456789/3203 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This Bill seeks to amend the Matrimonial Causes Act, Cap. M7 Laws of the
Federation of Nigeria, 2004, to enhance the protection of spouses by
recognising violence and threats to life as independent and sufficient grounds
for divorce to ensure clarity and strengthen the legal framework for addressing
domestic violence within matrimonial proceedings. | en_US |
| dc.description.sponsorship | Hon. Festus Akingbaso | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | House of Representatives | en_US |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | House Bills; | |
| dc.subject | Matrimonial Causes Act | en_US |
| dc.subject | Independent and Sufficient Grounds for Divorce | en_US |
| dc.subject | Domestic Violence | en_US |
| dc.subject | Matrimonial Proceedings | en_US |
| dc.title | A Bill for an Act to Amend the Matrimonial Causes Act cap. M7 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004, to Enhance the Protection of Spouses by Recognising Violence and Threats to Life as Independent and Sufficient Grounds for Divorce, to Ensure Clarity and Strengthen the Legal Framework for Addressing Domestic Violence within Matrimonial Proceedings; and for Related Matters | en_US |
| dc.type | Working Paper | en_US |
