OKYERE VRS KUMI (A4/01/2024) [2024] GHADC 122 (8 March 2024)
The respondent's behavior in arranging to marry another man to travel abroad without the petitioner's knowledge or consent constitutes unreasonable behavior, making it unreasonable to expect the petitioner to continue living with her. The marriage has broken down beyond reconciliation.
- Citation
- OKYERE VRS KUMI (A4/01/2024) [2024] GHADC 122 (8 March 2024)
- Parties
- Petitioner: Emmanuel Okyere; Respondent: Doris Kumi
- Court
- ghadc
- Jurisdiction
- Ghana
- Judgment Date
- 8 March 2024
- Procedural Posture
- Divorce Petition / Final Judgment
- Outcome
- petition granted
- Legal Topics
- Divorce, Custody, Maintenance, Matrimonial Causes
- Source Language
- eng
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Parties
Emmanuel Okyere
Petitioner
Doris Kumi
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Divorce Petition / Final Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the marriage has broken down beyond reconciliation due to unreasonable behavior of the respondent
- 2 Custody and maintenance of the children
Ratio Decidendi
The respondent's behavior in arranging to marry another man to travel abroad without the petitioner's knowledge or consent constitutes unreasonable behavior, making it unreasonable to expect the petitioner to continue living with her. The marriage has broken down beyond reconciliation.
Court Disposition
petition granted
Orders
- Marriage between the parties is dissolved.
- Marriage certificate number MDC 14/17 dated 1st September 2016, with license number MDMC 25/17 is cancelled.
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