JOYCE NAA KWALEY ASARE BOADU VRS CHARLES KWESI ASARE BOADU (C5/49/23) [2023] GHACC 878 (15 June 2023)
The petitioner established by credible evidence that the respondent behaved unreasonably, failing to provide for the home, being emotionally and financially dependent, and abandoning the petitioner during illness, making it unreasonable to expect her to continue living with him. The marriage has therefore broken down beyond reconciliation.
- Citation
- [2023] GHACC 878
- Parties
- Petitioner: Joyce Naa Kwaley Asare Boadu; Respondent: Charles Kwesi Asare Boadu
- Court
- Circuit Court
- Jurisdiction
- Ghana
- Judgment Date
- 15 June 2023
- Case Number
- C5/49/23
- Procedural Posture
- Divorce Petition / Judgment
- Outcome
- petition granted
- Legal Topics
- Divorce, Matrimonial Property, Unreasonable Behavior
- Source Language
- English
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Parties
Joyce Naa Kwaley Asare Boadu
Petitioner
Charles Kwesi Asare Boadu
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Divorce Petition / Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the marriage has broken down beyond reconciliation due to unreasonable behavior of the respondent
Ratio Decidendi
The petitioner established by credible evidence that the respondent behaved unreasonably, failing to provide for the home, being emotionally and financially dependent, and abandoning the petitioner during illness, making it unreasonable to expect her to continue living with him. The marriage has therefore broken down beyond reconciliation.
Court Disposition
petition granted
Orders
- Dissolution of the marriage between the parties on grounds of breakdown beyond reconciliation
- Marriage certificate cancelled
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