Joyce Kemegbey Vrs Edwin Ocloo [2023] GHACC 69 (30 May 2023)

Joyce Kemegbey Vrs Edwin Ocloo [2023] GHACC 69 (30 May 2023)

The parties have not lived together as husband and wife for over seven years immediately preceding the petition, satisfying section 2(1)(e) of Act 367, and the marriage has broken down beyond reconciliation.

Citation
[2023] GHACC 69
Parties
Petitioner: Joyce Kemegbey; Respondent: Edwin Ocloo
Court
Circuit Court
Jurisdiction
Ghana
Judgment Date
30 May 2023
Procedural Posture
Divorce Petition / Judgment
Outcome
petition granted; marriage dissolved
Legal Topics
Divorce, Dissolution of Marriage, Matrimonial Causes
Source Language
English

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Parties

Joyce Kemegbey

Petitioner

Edwin Ocloo

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Divorce Petition / Judgment

  1. 1 Whether the marriage between the parties ought to be dissolved

Ratio Decidendi

The parties have not lived together as husband and wife for over seven years immediately preceding the petition, satisfying section 2(1)(e) of Act 367, and the marriage has broken down beyond reconciliation.

Court Disposition

petition granted; marriage dissolved

Orders

  • The marriage celebrated on 2nd May 1998 between Joyce Kemegbey and Edwin Ocloo is dissolved as of 30th May 2023.