GOTO v GOTO 2000 (1) ZLR 257 (H)
Citation | 2000 (1) ZLR 257 (H) |
Case No | Judgment No. HH-35-00 |
Court | High Court, Harare |
Judge | Chinhengo J |
Heard | 11 October 1999; 12 October 1999; 13 October 1999; 14 October 1999 |
Judgment | 16 February 2000 |
Counsel | D M Foroma, for the plaintiff |
Case Type | Divorce action |
Annotations | Link to case annotations |
Flynote
Family law — child — custody — following divorce — principles affecting award of custody — decision about which parent should have custody — relevance of gender of child in deciding — primary consideration is best interests of child — relevance of African customary law in determining which parent should have custody
Legal practitioner — conduct and ethics — address at end of case — should be made orally — when practitioner may be deprived of costs of submitting written arguments after the hearing
Practice and procedure — address — counsel's address at close of case — should be made orally — undesirability of allowing counsel time to prepare written arguments
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