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THERESA TEMITAYO WILLIAMS V. RASHEED AHMED WILLIAMS

(1987) JELR 42705 (SC)

Supreme Court  •  SC.117/1985  •  3 Apr 1987  •  Nigeria

Coram
ANDREWS OTUTU OBASEKI JSC; AUGUSTINE NNAMANI JSC; ADOLPHUS GODWIN KARIBI-WHYTE JSC; SAIDU KAWU JSC; CHUKWUDIFU AKUNNE OPUTA JSC;

Appearances
Mr. H. A. Lardner, SAN. (with him, Mr. S. A. Abayomi) For Appellant Mr. Kehinde Sofola, SAN. (with him, Mr. A. O. Aniagolu) For Respondent

Judgement
<p><strong>OBASEKI, JSC (Presided and Delivering the leading : ):</strong> The short point in this appeal relates to the proper order to make in respect of the custody of one of the children of the marriage between the parties to this appeal that has been dissolved by a decree nisi made by the court of trial. The decree nisi has since been made absolute. The name of the child in question is Kalifat Abimbola Williams. There were three children of the family, namely, Rasheed Ayodele Williams (male); Hakeem Akintola Williams, (male) and Kafilat Abimbola Williams (female). There was no contest about the custody of Rasheed Ayodele Williams and Hakeem Akintola Williams both of whom have been in the care and custody of the respondent since the parties separated on October 1, 1975. The contest is only in respect of the custody of Kafilat Abimbola Williams who has been in the care and custody of the appellant since the parties separated on October 1, 1975. </p><p> Oladipo Williams, J. who heard and determined the …</p>

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