Returning bride price invalidates marriage, warns family lawyer

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A family law specialist, Dorcas Aderemi, has advised against the practice of returning bride price to the family of the groom during the process of a customary marriage.

In compliance with the Marriage Act, the groom family is expected to pay a bride price to the family of the bride before sealing the marriage.The practice of returning the bride price by the bride family, usually on the grounds that their daughter is not for sale, is, however, common in the western part of the country.

 

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