Bonsu Vrs Bonsu [2023] GHADC 397 (3 July 2023)

Bonsu Vrs Bonsu [2023] GHADC 397 (3 July 2023)

The marriage has broken down beyond reconciliation as established by the cumulative effect of the parties' conduct, though it was not established which party actually misconducted themselves due to lack of corroborative evidence.

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Citation
[2023] GHADC 397
Parties
Petitioner: Margaret Osei Bonsu; Respondent: Ebenezer Osei Bonsu
Court
District Court
Jurisdiction
Ghana
Judgment Date
3 July 2023
Procedural Posture
Divorce Petition / Final Judgment
Outcome
petition granted
Legal Topics
Divorce, Unreasonable Behaviour, Custody
Source Language
english
Family Law Divorce Unreasonable Behaviour Custody

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Parties

Margaret Osei Bonsu

Petitioner

Ebenezer Osei Bonsu

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Divorce Petition / Final Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the marriage has broken down beyond reconciliation
  2. 2 Whether the conduct of Respondent constitutes unreasonable behavior to ground dissolution of the marriage
  3. 3 Whether it was the Petitioner who rather misconducted herself

Ratio Decidendi

The marriage has broken down beyond reconciliation as established by the cumulative effect of the parties' conduct, though it was not established which party actually misconducted themselves due to lack of corroborative evidence.

Court Disposition

petition granted

Orders

  • The marriage celebrated between the petitioner and respondent on 18/10/2008 is dissolved forthwith on grounds that it has broken down beyond reconciliation
  • Parties to bear their own costs