Mustafa v. Mustafa

The Supreme Court of Appeal heard an appeal over property rights and division of matrimonial property that occurred during a polygamous marriage, when a wife evicted the fourth wife and her children from the property after the death of the husband. Use of a matrimonial home by one wife did not mean the wife had property rights over the home, according to the court; proof of joint ownership is required for a wife to acquire the property after the death of her husband. The fact that the appellant was allowed to live in a matrimonial home as the fourth wife of the husband did not mean she was qualified to own the home after his death when she did not contribute to the home, and one of the other wives could show her contribution to the purchase of the home along with the deceased.