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Examination of Matrimonial Remedies/Relief Under the Matrimonial Causes Act

The importance of marriage between spouses has brought shout legal rules in every society in protect the legal union between spouses. The principal enactment in this respect in Nigeria is the Marriage Act and the Matrimonial Causes Act. The Matrimonial Causes Act (MCA) guarantees some safeguards in the manner of Judicial Separation, Restitution of Conjugal Rights, Jactitation, Maintenance, Custody and as a last resort, Dissolution of Marriage and Settlement of Properties. Though several reliefs avail spouses of statutory marriage in Nigeria, a number of these reliefs have proven inadequate ove…