Online Legal Clinic

Good Morning Nigeria, Last week on the family-law-series, we discussed the feature tagged: Make a Will: Not a death wish! It was an engaging session as our inbox was loaded with questions, which we tried to answer within the confines of law. This week, we have decided to share some of those questions with you while modifying them for illustration sake.👏 Problem 1: Mr. Social Media married Miss. Instagram at the Ikoyi Marriage Registry on the 27th day of January, 1986. The marriage was dissolved by the High Court of Lagos State sitting at Ikeja Judicial Division on the 2nd day of April, 2012. Custody of the 3 children of the marriage was given to Miss. Instagram.  Prior to the dissolution of the marriage, Mr. Social Media had made a Will on the 21st day of August, 2002, wherein his 5 properties were devised and/or given to Miss. Instagram and her 3 children. In 2013, Mr. Social Media married Miss. Twitter at the Ikeja Marriage Registry and they had 2 children. Mr. Social M...

ADOPTION: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW. 🤔 🤔 🤔 This is a sensitive discourse and as such will be treated with high sense of responsibility. Firstly, in view of the nature of this platform, this discourse will be limited to basic knowledge. Secondly, Adoption procedure differs from State to State, accordingly the general requirements of law will be considered. The understated sub-heads will be our guide: 1. What is Adoption? It is a process whereby a person (a single parent or married couple) assumes the parenting of a minor from that minor’s biological or legal parents and therewith permanently assumes all rights and responsibilities, from the biological parents of the minor. 2. Who can be Adopted? A person below the age of 18 years old; a. Whose parent or surviving guardian consent to it; or b. Who has been abandoned, neglected and/or ill treated 3. Who can Adopt? There are 3 (three) categories of persons who can adopt: a. Married Couple i.e. (Husband AND Wife) ...