A couple married under the customary law may apply the customary law of their community to end the marriage.

There are no set rules and guidelines on how this divorce should be undertaken.

The divorce is done according to the customary practices from which the couple hails.

• A husband may tell the court that the wife is guilty of adultery.
• A wife may tell the court that the husband has changed religion and gone through a form of marriage with another woman
• The husband has committed adultery
• Cruelty
• The husband was already married to someone else
• Husband deserted her for two years without reason
• Committed rape, sodomy or bestiality
• The most common grounds are; cruelty, adultery and desertion.

The court first gives a separation order for a period of 6 months (decree nisi). This is a cooling period intended to give the couple a chance to redeem the marriage or determine that they have completely lost interest in the marriage

If the parties have failed to redeem the marriage, the court makes a final order (decree absolute). This permanently ends the marriage.