SJ v SE (not yet reported)

SUMMARY In casu, the Respondent sought, inter alia, an order declaring that Rule 43 of the Uniform Rules of Court does not apply to Islamic marriages and in circumstances where a Talaq has been issued.   The parties were married to each other under Islamic Law and 2 (two) children were born of the marriage.
SUMMARY In this case, the Applicant and the Respondent were married and divorced and then remarried and are again divorcing. The Applicant therefore brought the Rule 43 Application in order to determine the parental responsibilities and rights of the couple’s two minor children as well as her maintenance and that of the two minor children.