[SAMPLE NOTICE OF A DIVORCE PETITION]
IN THE HIGH COURT OF LAGOS STATE
IN THE LAGOS JUDICIAL DIVISION
HOLDEN AT LAGOS
SUIT NO:
BETWEEN
CHRISTIAN BABATUNDE .………………………………………….. PETITIONER
AND
MORENIKE BABATUNDE ………………….………………………… RESPONDENT
NOTICE OF PETITION
TO: MORENIKE BABATUNDE of 17, ALLEN AVENUE, IKEJA, LAGOS STATE.
TAKE NOTICE THAT: a Petition has been presented to the above named Court by CHRISTIAN BABATUNDE of HOUSE 4 ALLEN AVENUE, IKEJA, LAGOS STATE instituting proceedings for a Decree of Dissolution of Marriage between the Petitioner and Respondent which was solemnized on the 20th of January 2017 at the FEDERAL MARRIAGE REGISTRY, IKOYI, LAGOS STATE, NIGERIA.
- A sealed copy of the Petition is delivered to you with this notice.
- If you intend to consult a solicitor in connection with the proceedings, you should take to him all the documents delivered to you.
- If you desire:
- To deny any facts alleged in this Petition.
- To allege additional facts for the consideration of the Court.
- To submit to the court that it should dismiss any of the proceedings instituted by the Petitioner; or
- To make any other submissions to the Court you should file an answer to the Petition.
- If you wish to institute proceedings for the dissolution of marriage, nullity of marriage, judicial separation or restitution of conjugal rights, you may do so in an answer to the petition filed by you. If you institute proceedings for dissolution of marriage on the ground that the Petitioner has committed adultery, you may also by the answer, institute proceedings from damages in respect of the adultery.
- If you wish to institute proceedings for the purpose of seeking orders with respect to maintenance for yourself, a settlement, the custody or guardianship of infant children of the marriage or the maintenance, welfare, advancement or education of children of the marriage, you should do so by filing an answer to the petition. If you fail to do so, you will have to obtain leave of court to institute the proceedings.
- If you do file an answer but wish to receive a copy of each document filed in connection with the proceedings, you should file a notice of address for service. However, unless you file an answer, you will not without the leave of the court, be entitled to furnish evidence to determine the proceedings in your absence.
- Any answer of notice of address for service filed by you must be filed within ……… days after you receive this notice or within such extended period as the Petitioner or the Court allows: and service of copy of the Answer of notice must be effected in accordance with the Matrimonial Causes Rules.
Dated this __________day of _____________2020
________________________
REGISTRAR
FOR SERVICE ON:
THE RESPONDENT
MORENIKE BABATUNDE
NO 321, AWOLOWO ROAD,
IKOYI,
LAGOS STATE.
