Koranteng Vrs Asante [2023] GHADC 624 (18 April 2023)

Koranteng Vrs Asante [2023] GHADC 624 (18 April 2023)

The parties have not lived together as husband and wife for over five years immediately preceding the petition, satisfying section 2(1)(e) of the Matrimonial Causes Act, 1971, Act 367. The marriage has therefore broken down beyond reconciliation and is dissolved.

Citation
[2023] GHADC 624
Parties
Petitioner: Ebenezer Asare Koranteng; Respondent: Elizabeth Oforiwaa Asante
Court
District Court
Jurisdiction
Ghana
Judgment Date
18 April 2023
Procedural Posture
Divorce Petition / Judgment
Outcome
petition granted; marriage dissolved
Legal Topics
Divorce, Dissolution of Marriage, Matrimonial Causes, Burden of Proof
Source Language
English
Family Law Divorce Dissolution of Marriage Matrimonial Causes Burden of Proof

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Parties

Ebenezer Asare Koranteng

Petitioner

Elizabeth Oforiwaa Asante

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Divorce Petition / Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the marriage between the parties has broken down beyond reconciliation

Ratio Decidendi

The parties have not lived together as husband and wife for over five years immediately preceding the petition, satisfying section 2(1)(e) of the Matrimonial Causes Act, 1971, Act 367. The marriage has therefore broken down beyond reconciliation and is dissolved.

Court Disposition

petition granted; marriage dissolved

Orders

  • The Ordinance Marriage between Ebenezer Koranteng Asare and Elizabeth Oforiwaa Asante celebrated at the Accra Metropolitan Assembly in Accra on 13th September, 2006 is legally dissolved.
  • A certificate of divorce is to issue.