Woman who claimed US$187,000 investment in husband's home wins bigger share, not ownership

A High Court judge in Zimbabwe has ruled that a divorced woman is entitled to 65 percent of the value of improvements made to her former husband's property. The court rejected her claim for 80 percent ownership, noting that her financial contributions did not justify such a high stake.
A High Court judge has awarded a divorced woman a larger share of improvements made to her former husband’s Norton property after she claimed to have poured more than £142,783 (about US$187,775) into its construction, but ruled that she could not take over the house.
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