BENJAMIN KOFI AYEH VRS EMELIA AYEH (C5/216/2023) [2023] GHACC 1115 (10 May 2023)

The marriage is dissolved because the parties have not lived as husband and wife for two years preceding the petition, indicating irretrievable breakdown.

Citation: [2023] GHACC 1115
Parties: Petitioner: Benjamin Kofi Ayeh; Respondent: Emelia Ayeh
Court: Circuit Court
Jurisdiction: Ghana
Judgment Date: 10 May 2023
Case Number: C5/216/2023
Procedural Posture: Divorce Petition / Judgment
Outcome: Marriage dissolved
Legal Topics: Divorce, Matrimonial Property, Breakdown of Marriage
Source Language: English

Family Law Divorce Matrimonial Property Breakdown of Marriage

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Parties

Benjamin Kofi Ayeh

Petitioner

Emelia Ayeh

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Divorce Petition / Judgment

Legal Issues

1 Whether the marriage has broken down beyond reconciliation
2 How matrimonial property should be distributed

Ratio Decidendi

The marriage is dissolved because the parties have not lived as husband and wife for two years preceding the petition, indicating irretrievable breakdown.

Court Disposition

Marriage dissolved

Orders

Petitioner to provide better description and value of vehicles for equitable sharing
House at Ayanfuri to be shared equally between parties