MERCY YEBOAH KUMI VRS BLESSING IHEOMA (C5/103/2023) [2023] GHACC 1116 (7 June 2023)
The marriage is dissolved on the ground of desertion, as the Respondent has not lived with or maintained the Petitioner for over five years, satisfying the statutory requirement for breakdown of marriage beyond reconciliation.
- Citation
- [2023] GHACC 1116
- Parties
- Petitioner: Mercy Yeboah Kumi; Respondent: Blessing Iheoma
- Court
- Circuit Court
- Jurisdiction
- Ghana
- Judgment Date
- 7 June 2023
- Case Number
- C5/103/2023
- Procedural Posture
- Matrimonial Cause / Judgment
- Outcome
- Marriage dissolved
- Legal Topics
- Dissolution of Marriage, Desertion
- Source Language
- English
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Parties
Mercy Yeboah Kumi
Petitioner
Blessing Iheoma
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Matrimonial Cause / Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the marriage has broken down beyond reconciliation due to desertion
Ratio Decidendi
The marriage is dissolved on the ground of desertion, as the Respondent has not lived with or maintained the Petitioner for over five years, satisfying the statutory requirement for breakdown of marriage beyond reconciliation.
Court Disposition
Marriage dissolved
Orders
- Marriage between the Petitioner and Respondent is dissolved under Section 1(2) of the Matrimonial Cause Act.
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