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Olu-Ibukun V. Olu-Ibukun (1974) CLR 2(b) (SC)
Judgement delivered on February 8th 1974
Brief
Facts
A petition was filed in the Lagos High Court for dissolution of marriage. Contained in the petition were prayers for alimony pendente lite, maintenance for her and the children.
The Court treated the application for alimony pendente lite made under S.70(2) of the Matrimonial Causes Decree, 1970, as if it was made under the English Matrimon¬ial Causes Act, 1950. The Judge also considered conflicting affidavits without taking oral evidence and awarded a sum as alimony pendente lite.