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A Nairobi Kadhi's Court threw out an attempt to dismiss an inheritance dispute early, because the argument needed evidence rather than a pur

A Kenyan Kadhi's Court dismissed objectors' late challenge to its jurisdiction because they had already participated in the case for a year

A Kenyan Kadhi's Court ruled that only a deceased father, through the Islamic li'an process, could deny paternity — so his sister's bid to D

Kenya's Kadhi's Court confirmed that a Muslim wife cannot be forced to live with her husband's parents and has a right to her own accommodat

A Kenyan court ruled that death compensation for a Kenyan Muslim working in Qatar must be shared under Islamic inheritance law, not work-inj

The Kericho Kadhi's Court dismissed a challenge to its jurisdiction, confirming that Kadhi's Courts' territorial reach is set by statute, no

Kenya's Kadhi's Court confirmed it can keep distributing a deceased Muslim's estate until every heir actually receives their share.

A Mombasa Kadhi's Court confirmed the deceased's children as legal heirs and ruled NSSF benefits go to nominees, not through inheritance.

Kenya's Kadhi's Courts can hear Muslim family cases filed where either spouse lives, so you don't have to travel back to where your marriage

Kenya's Kadhi's Court confirmed it can decide whether a marriage was valid even while a High Court succession case over the same family's es

A Kenyan Kadhis' Court refused to revoke an estate grant, ruling that not every heir's consent is needed and valid contracts by administrato

A Kenyan Kadhi's Court refused to dissolve a marriage where the wife made no effort to trace or serve her absent husband or support her test

A Kenyan Kadhis' Court kept the children with their mother, ruling that her alleged remarriage did not prove the children were better off wi

Kenya's Kadhi's Court confirmed it can decide child custody and maintenance disputes for Muslim families, rejecting arguments that children'

A Nairobi Kadhi's Court dismissed a father's bid to review custody access orders, ruling that wanting different terms is grounds for appeal,

A Nairobi Kadhis' Court dismissed a wife's divorce petition because she offered no evidence to back her claims of assault and neglect.

A Kenyan Kadhi's Court ruled that parents seeking to change custody or maintenance orders must prove a real change affecting the child, not

A Kenyan Kadhi's Court dismissed a divorce application because divorce was never formally pleaded in the original case—the applicant must fi

A Kenyan Kadhi's Court refused to garnish a father's salary for child maintenance because he paid regularly, but confirmed he still owes the

A Kenyan Kadhi's Court dismissed a wife's divorce petition after she admitted adultery, proving courts won't help those who come with unclea

An Isiolo Kadhi's Court refused to reduce a father's maintenance obligations or give him custody, ruling that children's best interests come

A Kenyan Kadhi's Court refused to step aside from a succession case, ruling that attending a wedding and delayed objections don't prove judi