Dora Naakomecho Addo Vrs Edmund Arku Appiah [2022] GHACC 78 (16 December 2022)

The marriage had broken down beyond reconciliation due to the parties not living as husband and wife for at least two years preceding the petition, with mutual consent for dissolution.

Citation: [2022] GHACC 78
Parties: Petitioner: Dora Naa Komecho Addo; Respondent: Edmund Arku Appiah
Court: Circuit Court
Jurisdiction: Ghana
Judgment Date: 16 December 2022
Procedural Posture: Divorce Petition / Judgment
Outcome: Decree of dissolution of marriage granted
Legal Topics: Divorce, Matrimonial Causes, Marriage Dissolution
Source Language: English

Family Law Divorce Matrimonial Causes Marriage Dissolution

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Parties

Dora Naa Komecho Addo

Petitioner

Edmund Arku Appiah

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Divorce Petition / Judgment

Legal Issues

1 Whether the marriage between the petitioner and the respondent has broken down beyond reconciliation

Ratio Decidendi

The marriage had broken down beyond reconciliation due to the parties not living as husband and wife for at least two years preceding the petition, with mutual consent for dissolution.

Court Disposition

Decree of dissolution of marriage granted

Orders

Dissolution of marriage celebrated on 23rd December, 1999 at Full Gospel Evangelic Ministry Central, Tema
Petitioner to present original marriage certificate for cancellation by Registrar of the Court