Muaic executive and talent manager Ubi Franklin, has shared insights into the reason behind men's fear of court marriage.

In a recent tweet on the popular microblogging platform, X (formerly known as Twitter), Franklin disclosed that men are afraid of court marriage, due to the wrong notion that in a case of divorce, theIr property will be shared equally between their partner.

Describing the notion as "not legally true," he noted how in customary marriages, if one of the spouse is able to meet the condition for alimony, the court will issue the directive.

Ubi Franklin further added that another fear factor is a lack of ability to recover gifts in the event of separation.

He wrote:
"Many men are scared of ‘Court Marriage’ because they have this erroneous fixation that in the event of divorce, property will be shared 50 – 50 ( not legally true)

Even in customary marriages, when one of the spouses (whether male or female) meets the conditions for alimony (money), the Court will grant it.

Secondly, if you give your spouse/girlfriend/ husband, or boyfriend a gift, you cannot recover it in the event of separation, unless it is accompanied by certain conditions.

Sometimes buy the gift in your own name or attach conditions to it."