ANDOH VRS KONADU (A4/07/2024) [2024] GHACC 35 (19 January 2024)

The parties have not lived together as husband and wife for a continuous period of at least five years immediately preceding the petition, establishing breakdown beyond reconciliation under Act 367.

Citation: ANDOH VRS KONADU (A4/07/2024) [2024] GHACC 35 (19 January 2024)
Parties: Petitioner: Beatrice Andoh; Respondent: Bernard Kwasi Konadu
Court: ghacc
Jurisdiction: Ghana
Judgment Date: 19 January 2024
Procedural Posture: Divorce Petition / Final Judgment
Outcome: petition granted; marriage dissolved
Legal Topics: Divorce, Custody, Maintenance, Matrimonial Causes
Source Language: eng

Family Law Divorce Custody Maintenance Matrimonial Causes

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Parties

Beatrice Andoh

Petitioner

Bernard Kwasi Konadu

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Divorce Petition / Final Judgment

Legal Issues

1 Whether the marriage has broken down beyond reconciliation
2 Whether custody, maintenance, and other ancillary reliefs should be granted

Ratio Decidendi

The parties have not lived together as husband and wife for a continuous period of at least five years immediately preceding the petition, establishing breakdown beyond reconciliation under Act 367.

Court Disposition

petition granted; marriage dissolved

Orders

Marriage between petitioner and respondent dissolved forthwith
Marriage Certificate No. 00554/MC/2015 and Licence Number AMA 1051593/2015 cancelled