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. during the subsistence of the marriage; or
(d) any <;>ther property acquired during the
subsistence of the marriage . .
(2) Despite subs.ection (l ), trust · property,
including property held i~ trust under customary law ,
does not form part of matrimonial property.
(3) Despite subsection (l ), the parties to an
intended marriage may enter into an agreement before
their marriage to determine their property rights . .
(4) A party to an agreement made under
subsection (3) may apply to the Court to set aside the
agreement and the Court may set aside the agreement if
it determines that the agreement was influenced by
fraud , coercion or is·manifestly unjust.
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Ownership of
matrimonial
property.
7.(1) Subject to section 6(3), ownership of
matrimonial property vests in the . spouses in equal
shares irrespective of the contribution of either spouse
towards its acquisition, and shall be divided equally
between the spouses if they divorce or their marriage is
otherwise dissolved.
(2) Despite subsection (I), a party\ to a marriage
may apply to the Court for a determination of the
matrimonial property rights of the spouse during the
subsistence of the marriage and the court may make such
a determination.
Property rights in
polygamous
. marriages.
8.(1) If the parties in a polygamous marriage
divorce or a polygamous marriage is otherwise dissolved,
the(a) matrimonial property acqu~red by the man
. and .the first wife shall be retained equally by
the man and the first wife only, if the property
.was acquired before the man marr.ied another
wife; and
(b) matrimonial
property acquired by the man
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