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Woman discovers hubby’s other marriage in court
01 Mar 2015 at 11:45hrs | Views
A DECISION by a Masvingo woman to drag her "irresponsible" hubby to the civil court for child support earned her more than what she had bargained for after she discovered his secret marriage.
Tando Siziba of Mucheke - who lives with her husband, Masauko Madhende (36) - had a nightmarish experience when she discovered that the man with whom she has a child is also married to another woman with whom he has two children.
She discovered the marriage when she approached the courts for maintenance.
Siziba was demanding $300 as child support from Madhende as she claimed that the man is a cellphone handsets dealer who makes more than $1 000 per month.
Madhende, however, denied that he was making money from his cellphone handset business and said he was instead realising as little as $200 per month.
Madhende also revealed that he had two children with another woman who he referred to in court as his lawful wife, much to Siziba's shock.
"I am just a vendor who thrives on selling phones. I earn as little as $200 if not less per month. I offer $40 because Siziba is not my lawful wife; I am married to another woman and we have two children that I take care of," said Madhende.
A shocked Siziba had this to say, in response: "I am hearing this for the first time. He has not told me. We have been staying together as a married couple since 2012. I am not aware that he is married to another woman; I am discovering it now."
Magistrate Ms Dorothy Mwanyisa postponed the matter to next week after asking both parties to prove their claims.
Tando Siziba of Mucheke - who lives with her husband, Masauko Madhende (36) - had a nightmarish experience when she discovered that the man with whom she has a child is also married to another woman with whom he has two children.
She discovered the marriage when she approached the courts for maintenance.
Siziba was demanding $300 as child support from Madhende as she claimed that the man is a cellphone handsets dealer who makes more than $1 000 per month.
Madhende, however, denied that he was making money from his cellphone handset business and said he was instead realising as little as $200 per month.
Madhende also revealed that he had two children with another woman who he referred to in court as his lawful wife, much to Siziba's shock.
"I am just a vendor who thrives on selling phones. I earn as little as $200 if not less per month. I offer $40 because Siziba is not my lawful wife; I am married to another woman and we have two children that I take care of," said Madhende.
A shocked Siziba had this to say, in response: "I am hearing this for the first time. He has not told me. We have been staying together as a married couple since 2012. I am not aware that he is married to another woman; I am discovering it now."
Magistrate Ms Dorothy Mwanyisa postponed the matter to next week after asking both parties to prove their claims.
Source - sundaynews
