kayusely70:
I will have to handle it myself as i cant afford the lawyer's fee.

Duggedised12:
A paper from a local govt ,not a legal marriage document ,not a wedding certificate ,so why is it even there to begin with? Why confuse people , why does everything about Nigeria have to be disorganised and not straight forward? Why will you give a paper of notification that will take the same stress as getting a wedding certificate to people when you know it is worthless ?

If you ask me i think this is rather unfair to couples who probably are not even aware of this and think what they have in their possession is a marriage certificate,which i am sure with the "Nigerian factor" many couples would have been made to believe they were taking home wedding certificates.


[quote author=Duggedised12 post=83697476] A paper from a local govt ,not a legal marriage document ,not a wedding certificate ,so why is it even there to begin with? Why confuse people , why does everything about Nigeria have to be disorganised and not straight forward? Why will you give a paper of notification that will take the same stress as getting a wedding certificate to people when you know it is worthless ?

If you ask me i think this is rather unfair to couples who probably are not even aware of this and think what they have in their possession is a marriage certificate,which i am sure with the "Nigerian factor" many couples would have been made to believe they were taking home wedding certificates.



[/quoteThere is a difference between statutory marriage and traditional marriage.When you can do statutory marriage at the marriage registries and licensed placed of worship and local governments. However the federal government has revoked the right given to the local government t to do it because of their using fake certificates not from the federal government. To do the statutory marriage you need to file a notification .....As from the traditional marriage it is done traditionally between the two families.It is not a necessity to record it at the local government after the marriage.It is a complete marriage on its own without recording it..However if you want to record it you can just walk to a local government and record it there. No notification is needed......The couple will decide what they want to do and their choice of marriage.

Duggedised12:
A paper from a local govt ,not a legal marriage document ,not a wedding certificate ,so why is it even there to begin with? Why confuse people , why does everything about Nigeria have to be disorganised and not straight forward? Why will you give a paper of notification that will take the same stress as getting a wedding certificate to people when you know it is worthless ?

If you ask me i think this is rather unfair to couples who probably are not even aware of this and think what they have in their possession is a marriage certificate,which i am sure with the "Nigerian factor" many couples would have been made to believe they were taking home wedding certificates.

[quote author=Duggedised12 post=83697476] A paper from a local govt ,not a legal marriage document ,not a wedding certificate ,so why is it even there to begin with? Why confuse people , why does everything about Nigeria have to be disorganised and not straight forward? Why will you give a paper of notification that will take the same stress as getting a wedding certificate to people when you know it is worthless ?

If you ask me i think this is rather unfair to couples who probably are not even aware of this and think what they have in their possession is a marriage certificate,which i am sure with the "Nigerian factor" many couples would have been made to believe they were taking home wedding certificates.



[/quoteThere is a difference between statutory marriage and traditional marriage.When you can do statutory marriage at the marriage registries and licensed placed of worship and local governments. However the federal government has revoked the right given to the local government t to do it because of their using fake certificates not from the federal government. To do the statutory marriage you need to file a notification .....As from the traditional marriage it is done traditionally between the two families.It is not a necessity to record it at the local government after the marriage.It is a complete marriage on its own without recording it..However if you want to record it you can just walk to a local government and record it there. No notification is needed......The couple will decide what they want to do and their choice of marriage.

Duggedised12:
that is not the question i asked you but since you want to go there, how many people in your village have marriage certificates? Mr surveyor since you obviously have the statistics of the "outliers" and "majority" lets start with data you have collated from your village.

ejimatic:
. lol....Do you want to walk away? The does not allow walking away and marrying someone else.The truth is we are just doing what we lime in Africa especially Nigeria.If you do a statutory marriage and go with another man or impregnate another woman it is 5years imprisonment if the innocent spouse goes to court.who will do that in Nigeria? As for traditional marriage which can make a person optional collect a Record Document in Local government you don't marry another wife until it is dissolved at tbe customary court. If you want to marry a person through a statutory marriage after you had married a Peron through a traditional marriage the marriage registry must see evidence of your dissolution of traditional marriage.

Beremx:
Oga, open border o! This is least of problems in Nigeria.
No one should call me a smuggler cos I am not. I can't afford to buy a bag of rice for 50k and chicken for 30k a carton by December.
Nonsense!!

CanadaOrBust:


In my village it is very stigmatizing to have a child without a wedding. VERY few do it (usually by accident)
They rush a wedding b4 the belly gets big

CanadaOrBust:


This is a lot of wrong info. For one thing, u don’t have to go to any court at all to dissolve a customary marriage. It is considered dissolved as soon as the man’s bride price is returned to him

allthingsgood:
Wrong. There is already a Court decision stating that FG has no jurisdiction over marriages. It is not in d exclusive list.

And somebody above me should stop calling buhari. He's not involved here.

CanadaOrBust:


See below

Duggedised12:
brings us back to the issue on ground that the rights of the local govts to conduct statutory marriages has been revoked and only 11 centers cross the country has been license to conduct statutory marriages across the country for people who want to skip the shenanigans of church weddings and opt for registry instead.

Hope that is a perfect recap of this thread?

ejimatic:
You are right .....But what will be the evidence letter? That is why it is advisable to get a divorced paper at the customary court.....

ejimatic:
. It is through that dissolution of traditional marriage requires return of bride price...The customary court will rule that it must be returned.Then the dissolution is compete. However some dissolve theirs without going to court as long as they return the bride price...The constitution however states that whoever want to have a documented dissolution of traditional marriage should do so at the customary court....The paper you get there can be used yo process another marriage when your divorced paper is presented

CanadaOrBust:


What is the use of the paper? What can u use it for

Beremx:
Oga, open border o! This is least of problems in Nigeria.


No one should call me a smuggler cos I am not. I can't afford to buy a bag of rice for 50k and chicken for 30k a carton by December.


Nonsense!!

CanadaOrBust:


Traditional marriage usually doesn’t involve any papers neither does it usually involve any courts

allthingsgood:


Close ur mouth there! Unpatriotic folk. Why must u eat importrd product when Nigerian rice is superior

capitalzero:


I hate divorce though. why not try dispute resolution

ejimatic:
. If you want to marry another person through a statutory marriage. the federal registry or licensed places of worship by the government MUST see the evidence of the Divorce.... Additionally as you are filing the notification for the New marriage Divorce evidence must be attached. This applies to those who want to do things properly.

MusaChukwudi:


Ok doggystyle, now I know why you are arguing the point. Well just ensure you can feed and raise the one you create while doggedising some poor lady!

ejimatic:
correct! A traditional marriage is complete when the dowry or bride price is paid and the wife is handed over to her husband..........The reverse is the dissolution....... it is in the constitution......However if you need a ldocument to support it you can dissolve it at the customary Court.

MusaChukwudi:


You hate divorce? You haven't seen or experienced some mad spouse.....,divorce is an important part of the process. A lot of couples discover their incompatibility after marriage. In my own case my ex-wife just wanted to save all her money but wants to spend all of mine. And I should stick with her?

ejimatic:
Correct !! Ecitibiz.interior .gov.ng is the Federal government website of licensed places of worship in Nigeria.You will be surprised to know that many places of worship are issuing fake certificates because they are not licensed to contract statutory martiages

Edu3Again:
These people want to control every aspect of our lives, the sooner we rid ourselves of them the better.