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Almeida v Almeida (Being Civil Appeal No. 6 of 2024) [2025] MWHC 8 (3 February 2025) Court orders pending appeal to determine custody and proposed relocation, stays parallel proceedings, prioritizing the child’s best interests. Family law — Child custody and access — Proposed relocation of child abroad (Portugal) — Jurisdiction to dissolve marriage — Best interests of the child (Constitution s.23) — Stay of parallel proceedings — Recusal: reasonable apprehension of bias test — Review vs appeal.		Judgment	3 February 2025
Phiri v Phiri (Civil Appeal No. 10 of 2022 (Being High Court of Malawi, Lilongwe District Registry, Matrimonial Cause No. 259 of 2015)) [2024] MWHC 62 (17 December 2024) Unexplained division of matrimonial property set aside and remitted for rehearing due to lack of reasons and analysis. Matrimonial property distribution — duty to give reasons — assessment of contributions and parties' intentions — improper delegation to Registrar — remittal for rehearing.		Judgment	17 December 2024