Basset v Basset nee Gertrude (76 of 2005) [2005] SCSC 59 (11 December 2005)
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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF SEYCHELLES MAXWELL FRANCOIS JACQUES BASSET PETITIONER VERSUS LYN CHRISTINE BASSET NEE GERTRUDE RESPONDENT Divorce Side No 76 of 2005 Mr S. Freminot for the Petitioner Perera J JUDGMENT The Petitioner seeks a dissolution of his marriage on the ground that the Respondent has behaved in such a way that he cannot reasonably be expected to live with her. It is also averred that the parties had been living apart for a period of more than two years. The parties were lawfully married on 24th February 2001. There are no children born of the marriage. The Respondent who was served with notice of the petition, appeared in Court on 11th October 2005, and consented to the granting of the divorce. The Petitioner, testified that the marriage has broken down irretrievably and that there is now no hope of reconciliation. Accordingly, a conditional order of divorce is entered. This order shall be made absolute at the expiry of six weeks from the date hereof. A. R. PERERA …………………. JUDGE Dated this 12h day of December 2005