TEYE VRS TETTEH [2024] GHADC 64 (2 February 2024)

TEYE VRS TETTEH [2024] GHADC 64 (2 February 2024)

The petitioner proved that the parties have not lived together as husband and wife for over eleven years and the respondent's conduct amounts to unreasonable behaviour. The evidence was credible and unchallenged. The marriage has broken down beyond reconciliation under Section 2(1)(b) and (e) of Act 367, warranting dissolution.

Citation
TEYE VRS TETTEH [2024] GHADC 64 (2 February 2024)
Parties
Petitioner: Veronica Teye; Respondent: Emmanuel Tetteh
Court
ghadc
Jurisdiction
Ghana
Judgment Date
2 February 2024
Procedural Posture
Divorce Petition / Final Judgment
Outcome
petition granted; marriage dissolved
Legal Topics
Divorce, Matrimonial Causes, Irretrievable Breakdown of Marriage
Source Language
eng
Family Law Divorce Matrimonial Causes Irretrievable Breakdown of Marriage

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Parties

Veronica Teye

Petitioner

Emmanuel Tetteh

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Divorce Petition / Final Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the marriage between the parties has broken down beyond reconciliation within the purview of the Matrimonial Causes Act, 1971 (Act 367)

Ratio Decidendi

The petitioner proved that the parties have not lived together as husband and wife for over eleven years and the respondent's conduct amounts to unreasonable behaviour. The evidence was credible and unchallenged. The marriage has broken down beyond reconciliation under Section 2(1)(b) and (e) of Act 367, warranting dissolution.

Court Disposition

petition granted; marriage dissolved

Orders

  • The marriage celebrated between the parties on 10th July 2009 at the Principal Registrar of Marriages Office, Accra is dissolved.
  • Cost of GH¢2,000.00 awarded to the petitioner against the respondent.