Asare Vrs Omane [2023] GHADC 407 (10 March 2023)

Asare Vrs Omane [2023] GHADC 407 (10 March 2023)

The parties failed to establish any of the statutory facts under section 2 of Act 367 to show that the marriage has broken down beyond reconciliation. There was no evidence of attempts at reconciliation or of unreasonable behaviour, desertion, adultery, or irreconcilable differences. Lack of parental consent is not a valid ground for dissolution under the law.

Citation
Asare Vrs Omane [2023] GHADC 407 (10 March 2023)
Parties
Petitioner: Otoo Asare; Respondent: Dina Omane
Court
ghadc
Jurisdiction
Ghana
Judgment Date
10 March 2023
Procedural Posture
Divorce Petition / Judgment
Outcome
petition dismissed
Legal Topics
Divorce, Dissolution of Marriage, Matrimonial Causes, Parental Consent, Reconciliation
Source Language
eng
Family Law Divorce Dissolution of Marriage Matrimonial Causes Parental Consent Reconciliation

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Parties

Otoo Asare

Petitioner

Dina Omane

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Divorce Petition / Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the marriage has broken down beyond reconciliation

Ratio Decidendi

The parties failed to establish any of the statutory facts under section 2 of Act 367 to show that the marriage has broken down beyond reconciliation. There was no evidence of attempts at reconciliation or of unreasonable behaviour, desertion, adultery, or irreconcilable differences. Lack of parental consent is not a valid ground for dissolution under the law.

Court Disposition

petition dismissed