Deputy Marriage Registrar, Jos North
Local Government Council, Elizabeth Mangadi, has advised women on the
need to obtain their marriage certificate, in case of divorce.
Mangadi told the News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday in Jos that women need the certificate to serve as legal documentation of their marriage in the event of divorce.
According to her, the certificate is a
legal document that protects a woman and entitles her to a share of the
husband’s property in case of divorce.
She noted that women are most
vulnerable in cases of divorce and therefore need some form of
protection, which the certificate represents.
“The certificate serves as one of the
guarantees in a marriage that makes the woman a legal part of the man in
the marriage and entitles her to the rights of inheritance.
“Every woman should obtain and keep her certificate of marriage in a safe place.
“Most women just go to the church for
their wedding and ignorantly refuse to come to the registry to obtain
marriage certificate,’’ she lamented.
Mangadi said this often leaves women
vulnerable at such times of a breakup, warning that most men are not
concerned about the plight of women immediately after the marriage.
“Some men may go all the length and do
anything to discourage their wives from taking them to the registry so
that in the event of divorce, the women will not be entitled to a share
of their property legally as a wife,” she said.
She said the importance of the
certificate to the woman could not be overemphasised, noting that the
registry is involved in massive awareness campaign to sensitise women in
the area to the issue.
Mangadi urged women whose marriages lac
the certificate to talk their spouses into obtaining one, as it would
cover the children upon the death of either spouse. (NAN)
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