A Yaba Chief Magistrate’s Court, of Lagos State, has directed a banker, Mrs. Temitope Olubukola Adetunji-Oseni, who is seeking a divorce, to appear in court on March 20, 2025, with the two kids, who are the product of the crisis-ridden marriage.
Temitope, a marketer with one of the old generation bank, who is begging the court to divorce the marriage with her estranged husband, Samson Adetunji Oseni, is asking the court for some reliefs which includes: total custody of the two kids of the marriage.
She is also asked the court to compel her estranged husband to take full responsibility of the children, and among others.
However, at the last hearing of the matter on February 20, 2025, Samson, who is a cross-applicant in the suit told the court that his divorce seeking-wife had denied him access to the children in the marriage for the past three years now, having been separated for five years. The position which was confirmed by his lawyer, I. O. Odunowo of Chief Femi Odufowokan & co
However, lawyer to the banker, Oluwakemi Awoniyi of Agbese & Johnson law firm, denied having knowledge of such development, when asked by the presiding Magistrate.
Consequently, the presiding Magistrate, Mrs. Balogun, while adjourning the matter to March 20, compelled the banker to produce the children in court.
In the suit, while the banker is asking the court for full custody of the two children produced by the marriage.
She also asked the to compel the estranged husband to take full responsibility of the two children welfare.
But the estranged husband who is a cross-applicant in the suit is asking the court for the following reliefs: “a decree of dissolution of marriage between him (the respondent/cross-petitioner) and the banker (petitioner/cross-respondent).
“That both parties in this suit will have joint custody of the children of the Marriage as mentioned above i.e both the respondent/cross-petitioner and the petitioner/cross-respondent will have Joint Custody of the children of the marriage. While the petitioner/cross-respondent will have physical custody of the children when they are in school, the respondent/ cross-petitioner will have physical custody during all holidays. When the children are in custody of either party, such party will be responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of the children. Also the other party will have unrestricted access to the children whenever they are in the custody of the that parent.
“Alternatively, If the banker (petitioner/cross-respondent) is to have the custody of the children, he (the respondent/cross-petitioner) will have unrestricted access to the children and visitation right to the children and the children to visit and spend time such as weekend/ holidays with him (respondent/cross-petitioner).
“Both the petitioner/cross respondent and the respondent/cross-petitioner will be responsible for the education of the children to all level until they finish their studies.
“The respondent/cross-petitioner will continue to contribute to the maintenance of the children of the marriage as he has been doing according to his capacity.
“And such orders or reliefs as the Honorable court may deem fit to make in this circumstances.”
