OKYERE VRS AFARI (G/WJ/DG/A4/07/23) [2022] GHADC 377 (6 December 2022)

OKYERE VRS AFARI (G/WJ/DG/A4/07/23) [2022] GHADC 377 (6 December 2022)

The marriage has broken down beyond reconciliation due to the petitioner's desertion of the matrimonial home since 2016, and the parties have not lived as husband and wife for a continuous period exceeding five years.

Citation
[2022] GHADC 377
Parties
Petitioner: Golder Nana Adjoa Okyere; Respondent: Ebenezer Obarey Afari
Court
District Court
Jurisdiction
Ghana
Judgment Date
6 December 2022
Case Number
G/WJ/DG/A4/07/23
Procedural Posture
Divorce Petition / Judgment
Outcome
petition granted; marriage dissolved
Legal Topics
Divorce, Matrimonial Causes, Breakdown of Marriage, Desertion
Source Language
English

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Parties

Golder Nana Adjoa Okyere

Petitioner

Ebenezer Obarey Afari

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Divorce Petition / Judgment

  1. 1 Whether the ordinance marriage contracted between the parties in 2012 has broken down beyond reconciliation

Ratio Decidendi

The marriage has broken down beyond reconciliation due to the petitioner's desertion of the matrimonial home since 2016, and the parties have not lived as husband and wife for a continuous period exceeding five years.

Court Disposition

petition granted; marriage dissolved

Orders

  • The marriage between Golder Nana Adjoa Okyere and Ebenezer Obarey Afari celebrated on 17th May 2012 is dissolved.
  • A certificate of divorce is to issue.