High Court of Zambia - 1965 July

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July 1965
Petitioner must prove grave, health‑threatening cruelty to a high standard; decree nisi granted but decree absolute deferred pending welfare inquiry for children.
Family law – Divorce – Cruelty: petitioner must prove cruelty to a standard akin to proof beyond reasonable doubt; cruelty must be grave and weighty and cause injury to health or reasonable apprehension thereof; welfare and custody considerations may delay decree absolute.
12 July 1965