Yes. A person sued for child maintenance or paternity in Nigeria can apply to the court for an order directing a DNA...
No. A parent in Nigeria cannot unilaterally surrender, waive, or terminate their parental responsibilities simply to escape child support and maintenance orders....
Yes. To sustain a criminal conviction for bigamy under Section 370 of the Criminal Code, the prosecution must prove that the earlier...
Yes. An unmarried biological father has the full legal right under Nigerian law to apply to court for custody, care, and access...
No. In Nigeria, a respondent spouse cannot stop or block a divorce simply by refusing to sign divorce papers, accept service of...
Yes. A parent who has single-handedly raised, fed, educated, and medically cared for a child can counter-claim for reimbursement and arrears of...
Yes. A Will can be challenged and declared null and void by a court if it is established that the testator lacked...
Under Nigerian statutory adoption laws, a legally adopted child inherits exclusively from their adoptive parents, completely severing legal inheritance rights from biological...
No. Under the customary laws of virtually all ethnic communities in Nigeria, the payment or symbolic settlement of bride price is an...
An adult in Nigeria has no statutory mechanism to formally ‘sever’ biological parenthood, but you can achieve complete legal and financial independence...
