A child conceived via surrogacy in Nigeria is fully legitimate and entitled to all constitutional rights of a child, but the intended...
No. Under Nigerian family law and the Child’s Rights Act, a father cannot unilaterally appoint a third party as the sole testamentary...
No. Throwing your boxes, clothes, and personal property outside onto the street does not constitute a valid, lawful divorce under Nigerian native...
Not without a court order or mutual agreement. A car registered in your name remains your personal property in law, and your...
No. A father cannot lawfully disown, abandon, or deny paternity of his biological child simply because the child was born with sickle...
Yes. A parent cannot lawfully relocate minor children out of Nigeria (colloquially called ‘Japa’) without the express written consent of the other...
No. A marriage conducted under the Marriage Act (statutory court marriage) is never automatically dissolved simply because one spouse packed his bags,...
No. Under Nigerian law, a mother cannot unilaterally change the surname of her child to her maiden name or the surname of...
No. Under Nigerian law, merely living together (cohabitation) for 10, 20, or even 30 years and having children together does not automatically...
A Nigerian court cannot physically pin an adult man down to extract his blood or saliva sample, but the court has the...
