Spouses tamper with payslips

THE Zimbabwe Women Lawyers Association (ZWLA) says there has been a surge in cases of spouses tampering with their payslips to avoid paying higher maintenance figures for their minor children.

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ZWLA programmes director Abigail Matsvai said her organisation was inundated with reports of women who were finding it difficult to get their spouses to pay child maintenance.

Matsvai said most spouses were not aware that the law allowed them to dispute a ‘doctored’ payslip during maintenance hearing proceedings in court.

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