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No, your wife's adultery during your marriage is not grounds for annulment, and you still have to split assets 50/50.
It depends whether you shift to marriage out of community of property with or without accrual, or get divorced.
You would start by getting a referral from a doctor to the Transgender Clinic at Groote Schuur.
Nigerian laws are different to ours, but an order from a South African court may help your case.
If you were married before 1 November 1984, she can apply for redistribution of assets.
Because the house is in both your names, one of you can buy the other's share or you can appoint a liquidator to split the house
After a person turns 18, they can begin the process of transitioning.