Mamle Vrs Narh [2022] GHADC 98 (20 October 2022)

Mamle Vrs Narh [2022] GHADC 98 (20 October 2022)

The court found that the respondent's conduct—extra-marital affairs, desertion, denial of conjugal rights, and failure to maintain the child—constituted grounds for irretrievable breakdown of the marriage under the law, warranting dissolution.

Citation
[2022] GHADC 98
Parties
Petitioner: Akweteh Victoria Mamle; Respondent: Abraham Nanor Narh
Court
District Court
Jurisdiction
Ghana
Judgment Date
20 October 2022
Procedural Posture
Matrimonial Cause / Final Judgment
Outcome
petition allowed; marriage dissolved
Legal Topics
Divorce, Child Custody, Child Maintenance, Matrimonial Property, Compensation
Source Language
English
Family Law Divorce Child Custody Child Maintenance Matrimonial Property Compensation

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Parties

Akweteh Victoria Mamle

Petitioner

Abraham Nanor Narh

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Matrimonial Cause / Final Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the marriage has broken down beyond reconciliation

Ratio Decidendi

The court found that the respondent's conduct—extra-marital affairs, desertion, denial of conjugal rights, and failure to maintain the child—constituted grounds for irretrievable breakdown of the marriage under the law, warranting dissolution.

Court Disposition

petition allowed; marriage dissolved

Orders

  • Respondent to pay compensation of GH₵20,000.00 to petitioner
  • Custody of the child Chris OdjaoNanor granted to petitioner