GIFTY ASIEDUA AHWIRENG VRS CHARLES ANNOBIL KOOMSON (C5/131/2022) [2023] GHACC 1014 (13 January 2023)

GIFTY ASIEDUA AHWIRENG VRS CHARLES ANNOBIL KOOMSON (C5/131/2022) [2023] GHACC 1014 (13 January 2023)

The marriage has irretrievably broken down due to mutual mistrust, irreconcilable differences, and conduct making cohabitation unreasonable; both parties proved the breakdown beyond reconciliation under the Matrimonial Causes Act, 1971 (Act 367).

Citation
[2023] GHACC 1014
Parties
Petitioner: Gifty Asiedua Ahwireng; Respondent: Charles Annobil Koomson
Court
Circuit Court
Jurisdiction
Ghana
Judgment Date
13 January 2023
Case Number
C5/131/2022
Procedural Posture
Divorce Petition and Cross Petition / Final Judgment
Outcome
marriage dissolved
Legal Topics
Divorce, Matrimonial Property, Ancillary Relief
Source Language
English
Family Law Divorce Matrimonial Property Ancillary Relief

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Parties

Gifty Asiedua Ahwireng

Petitioner

Charles Annobil Koomson

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Divorce Petition and Cross Petition / Final Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the marriage between the parties has broken down beyond reconciliation under section 1(2) of the Matrimonial Causes Act, 1971 (Act 367)

Ratio Decidendi

The marriage has irretrievably broken down due to mutual mistrust, irreconcilable differences, and conduct making cohabitation unreasonable; both parties proved the breakdown beyond reconciliation under the Matrimonial Causes Act, 1971 (Act 367).

Court Disposition

marriage dissolved

Orders

  • Marriage between the parties dissolved; marriage certificate cancelled and divorce certificate issued.
  • Parcel of land at Zantor, East Legon Hills to be given to respondent, Charles Annobil Koomson.