adminin 2010 at the High Court.
The two agreed on divorce conditions and Mr Benatar was expected to pay US$3 000 per month towards the upkeep of their three children.
Ms Benatar claims that her ex-husband had not honoured the agreement and she had been looking after the children, who are now all adults, on her own. She has instructed her lawyer Mr Tinashe Tanyanyiwa of Manase and Manase Law Firm to issue summons claiming US$82 025,29 plus interest.
Ms Benatar is also claiming costs of the suit. According to the plaintiff’s declaration, Mr Benatar has only paid US$935 towards the maintenance of the couple’s daughter while another US$2 121 was paid towards upkeep of the two sons.
The woman claims her ex-husband had abrogated his paternal responsibilities, leaving her to fend for the children on her own.
“Since the divorce, plaintiff has incurred personal expenses in order to maintain all three children as defendant has abrogated his paternal responsibilities.
“Plaintiff has incurred US$17 084 in expenses to maintain the female child Charlene, US$987 for the male adult child Rowan and US$67 005,29 in respect of maintaining the other male adult child Brandon.
“Now therefore, plaintiff has been left to largely maintain the children by herself while defendant has neglected his responsibilities as a father and at law in terms of both the consent paper and the addendum thereto,” read the papers. Despite demand, Ms Benatar says, her ex-husband has refused or neglected to pay the outstanding US$82 000.
The matter is yet to be set down for hearing at the High Court soon.
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