Hilary Muza 
THE significance of the Maintenance Act [Chapter 5:09] (the Act) to our law, in view of its effort to protect interests of dependents, cannot be over emphasized. 
It is a law whose motive emanates from the morality philosophy which attempts to curb selfishness and irresponsibility among those entitled to look after others. For there are those among us who create responsibility by having children, but out of sheer malice, or recklessness, abandon their natural duties leaving their dependants in squalor.
Despite the existence of the law, and many dependents being aware of their rights to claim maintenance money, the prevailing harsh economic conditions have adversely affected the rights of claimants.
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