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Matrimonial Property Bill 2012
SPECIAL ISSUE Kenya Gazette Supplement No. 175 (Bills No. 74)

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PART I - RELIMINARY 1—Short title. 2—Interpretation. PART II — G NERAL PROVISIONS 3—Application of Islamic law. 4—Equal status of spouses. 5—Rights and liabilities of a per an. • PART III — TRIMONIAL PROPERTY 6—Meaning of matrimonial prop rty 7—Ownership of matrimonial pr perty. 8—Property rights in polygamou marriages. 9—Acquisition of interest in pro erty by contribution. 10—Spousal liability. 11—Consideration of customary aw principles. 12—Special provisions relating t matrimonial property. PART IV — S PARATE PROPERTY 13—Separate property of spouse 14—Presumptions, as to property cquired during marriage. 15-2Gifts between spouses. 16—No liability for antecedent d bts of a spouse.

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The Matrimonial Property Bill. 2012

PART V – JURISDICTION AND PROCEDURE 17—Action for declaration of rights to property. 18—Rules. 19—Cessation of application of Married Women Property Act.

THE MATRIMONIAL PROPERTY BILL, 2012 A Bill for AN ACT of Parliament to provide for the rights and responsibilities of spouses in relation to matrimonial property and for connected purposes ENACTED by the Parliament of Kenya as follows— PART I – PRELIMINARY
Short title.

1. This Act may be cited as the Matrimonial Property Act, 2012. 2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires— "contribution" means monetary and non-monetary contribution and includes— (a) domestic work and management of the matrimonial home; (b) child care; (c) companionship;

Interpretation.

The Matrim

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