Terkper Vrs Padi [2023] GHADC 256 (16 March 2023)
The marriage was found to have broken down beyond reconciliation due to continuous non-cohabitation since 2016, mutual consent to divorce, and failed reconciliation efforts.
- Citation
- [2023] GHADC 256
- Parties
- Petitioner: Eric Kofi Terkper; Respondent: Bridget Padi
- Court
- District Court
- Jurisdiction
- Ghana
- Judgment Date
- 16 March 2023
- Procedural Posture
- Matrimonial Cause / Judgment
- Outcome
- Marriage dissolved
- Legal Topics
- Divorce, Custody, Alimony, Matrimonial Property
- Source Language
- English
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Parties
Eric Kofi Terkper
Petitioner
Bridget Padi
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Matrimonial Cause / Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the marriage has broken down beyond reconciliation
Ratio Decidendi
The marriage was found to have broken down beyond reconciliation due to continuous non-cohabitation since 2016, mutual consent to divorce, and failed reconciliation efforts.
Court Disposition
Marriage dissolved
Orders
- Ordinance marriage between Eric Kofi Terkper and Bridget Padi is dissolved
- Terms of settlement agreed upon by parties and counsel filed in court
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