OFORI VRS SUMAILA (A4/01/23) [2023] GHADC 828 (25 July 2023)

OFORI VRS SUMAILA (A4/01/23) [2023] GHADC 828 (25 July 2023)

Both parties admitted the marriage had broken down beyond reconciliation and filed terms of settlement on ancillary reliefs; the court found the marriage irretrievably broken and adopted the settlement as part of its judgment.

Citation
[2023] GHADC 828
Parties
Petitioner: Harriet Ofori; Respondent: Akeem Sumaila
Court
District Court
Jurisdiction
Ghana
Judgment Date
25 July 2023
Case Number
A4/01/23
Procedural Posture
Divorce / Final Judgment
Outcome
petition allowed; marriage dissolved
Legal Topics
Dissolution of Marriage, Custody, Maintenance, Ancillary Reliefs
Source Language
English
Family Law Dissolution of Marriage Custody Maintenance Ancillary Reliefs

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Parties

Harriet Ofori

Petitioner

Akeem Sumaila

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Divorce / Final Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the marriage has broken down beyond reconciliation

Ratio Decidendi

Both parties admitted the marriage had broken down beyond reconciliation and filed terms of settlement on ancillary reliefs; the court found the marriage irretrievably broken and adopted the settlement as part of its judgment.

Court Disposition

petition allowed; marriage dissolved

Orders

  • Custody of the two children to petitioner with reasonable access to respondent as per settlement.
  • Respondent to pay school fees and all educational expenses of the children.