MARIAM MENSAH VRS EBENEZER LAWSON (C5/7/23) [2023] GHACC 611 (25 July 2023)
The marriage has broken down beyond reconciliation due to the parties' inability to reconcile their differences and failure to live together as husband and wife for more than three years, as established by evidence and admitted by both parties.
- Citation
- [2023] GHACC 611
- Parties
- Petitioner: Mariam Mensah; Respondent: Ebenezer Lawson
- Court
- Circuit Court
- Jurisdiction
- Ghana
- Judgment Date
- 25 July 2023
- Case Number
- C5/7/23
- Procedural Posture
- Divorce Petition / Final Judgment
- Outcome
- Petition for dissolution of marriage granted; marriage dissolved.
- Legal Topics
- Divorce, Custody, Maintenance, Alimony, Matrimonial Causes, Breakdown of Marriage
- Source Language
- English
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Parties
Mariam Mensah
Petitioner
Ebenezer Lawson
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Divorce Petition / Final Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the marriage has broken down beyond reconciliation under the Matrimonial Causes Act, 1971 (Act 367)
Ratio Decidendi
The marriage has broken down beyond reconciliation due to the parties' inability to reconcile their differences and failure to live together as husband and wife for more than three years, as established by evidence and admitted by both parties.
Court Disposition
Petition for dissolution of marriage granted; marriage dissolved.
Orders
- Decree of dissolution issued; marriage certificate cancelled.
- Terms of settlement filed on 7th June 2023 adopted as consent judgment.
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