LEGAL NUGGETS⚖️
DECREE NISI
√ A decree nisi or rule nisi (from Latin nisi 'unless') is a Judicial decree pronouncing the divorce of the parties provisionally but not terminating the marriage until the expiration of a certain period.
√ Following the pronouncement of decree nisi, the marriage still exists and the couples are not yet ‘divorced’.
√ The rationale behind this decree is to allow time for any party who objects to the divorce to come forward with those objections. When no objection is raised by either party, an automatic dissolution takes effect.
√ As provided by the Matrimonial causes Act, If the judge is satisfied that the couple should be divorced, a decree nisi is granted first with decree absolute 3 months after. The decree absolute is the final decree which actually dissolves the marriage.
FROM THE DIRECTORATE OF LITIGATION AND RESEARCH.
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