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Dissolution of Marriages Act, 2024

2026-06-032026-06-08
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  1. June 2026

  2. Informanté

    … This follows the enactment by Parliament of the Dissolution of Marriages Act, 2024 (DoMA), which fundamentally reforms the law governing divorce in Namibia and officially came into effect today, 3 June 2026. …

    ‘Irretrievable breakdown of marriage’ now the only ground for divorce

  3. Windhoek Observer

    … The guidance note, dated 2 June 2026, explains that the long-awaited Dissolution of Marriages Act, 2024 (DoMA) comes into effect on 3 June 2026 (today), abolishing a fault-based system that had previously governed divorce, thereby replacing it with a single ground of “irretrievab …

    Adultery no longer grounds for divorce…as ‘no-fault’ divorce law takes effect today
Politics

Namibia shifts to no-fault divorce system

The News

Namibia's new Dissolution of Marriages Act, 2024, which came into effect on 3 June 2026, replaces fault-based divorce with a single ground of irretrievable breakdown of marriage. Courts may now consider factors including lack of companionship, emotional estrangement, and communication breakdown, rather than infidelity alone, though a divorce will not be granted automatically.

Why it matters

Namibia's shift to no-fault divorce under new 2024 Act fundamentally changes marriage dissolution law and family law landscape.

4 June 2026 · Informanté →

Thursday 4 June

  1. Namibia shifts to no-fault divorce system

    Namibia's new Dissolution of Marriages Act, 2024, which came into effect on 3 June 2026, replaces fault-based divorce with a single ground of irretrievable breakdown of marriage. Courts may now consider factors including lack of companionship, emotional estrangement, and communication breakdown, rather than infidelity alone, though a divorce will not be granted automatically.

    4 June 2026 · Informanté →

Wednesday 3 June

  1. Namibia's no-fault divorce law replaces adultery-based system

    Namibia's Dissolution of Marriages Act 2024 took effect on 3 June 2026, replacing fault-based divorce grounds (adultery, cruelty, desertion) with a single ground of "irretrievable breakdown of the marriage." The reform also empowers Magistrate Courts to grant divorces for the first time, and seeks to reduce hostility and simplify procedures.

    3 June 2026 · Windhoek Observer →

Dissolution of Marriages Act, 2024 — Namibian press coverage · Namibia Minute