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Defrocked Zaoga pastor and gospel musician Lawrence Haisa is embroiled in a maintenance dispute with his ex-wife who is demanding US$500 per month for the upkeep of their 13-year-old child.Rugare Gondo (34), a teacher in Mwenezi, who sired the child during her two-year marriage with Haisa on Wednesday took her estranged husband before a Masvingo Civil Court seeking maintenance for their child.
The child is now in Form 1 at Gokomere Mission and Gondo claims she has been paying school fees over the years. However, magistrate Mr Jabulani Mzinyathi ordered Gondo to first transfer the maintenance case from Zvishavane Civil Court where it was initially dealt with.
This was after Gondo had wanted the case to be heard by Mr Mzinyathi as a fresh matter despite the fact that she had previously dragged Haisa to a Zvishavane court over the same maintenance case a few years ago.
Gondo says she wants US$500 maintenance from Haisa whom she accuses of neglecting their child over the past 10 years. She wants the courts to compel the defrocked pastor to also contribute US$600 as boarding fees per term at Gokomere Mission and also cater for part of the child’s pocket money and other needs.
Gondo claims that Haisa can afford to pay the maintenance as she argues that he makes over US$2 000 per month from ministry and music.
The woman, who divorced Haisa and has since-remarried, says she cannot afford to look after their child from her salary as a teacher.
Online Reporter