KWAKYE VRS MANU (C5/123/2021) [2023] GHACC 710 (14 December 2023)

KWAKYE VRS MANU (C5/123/2021) [2023] GHACC 710 (14 December 2023)

The evidence established that the parties have, after diligent efforts, been unable to reconcile their differences, and the Ordinance Marriage celebrated on 10th October, 2003 has broken down beyond reconciliation and is dissolved. The purported second marriage on 15th June, 2014 is null and void.

Citation
[2023] GHACC 710
Parties
Petitioner: Edna Kwakye; Respondent: Eric Appiah Manu
Court
Circuit Court
Jurisdiction
Ghana
Judgment Date
14 December 2023
Case Number
C5/123/2021
Procedural Posture
Divorce Petition / Judgment
Outcome
Petition for dissolution of marriage granted in part; Cross Petition allowed; Marriage dissolved; Second marriage declared null and void; Terms of Settlement adopted; No order as to costs.
Legal Topics
Divorce, Custody, Matrimonial Property, Nullity of Marriage
Source Language
English
Family Law Divorce Custody Matrimonial Property Nullity of Marriage

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Parties

Edna Kwakye

Petitioner

Eric Appiah Manu

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Divorce Petition / Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the marriage between the parties has broken down beyond reconciliation to decree a divorce

Ratio Decidendi

The evidence established that the parties have, after diligent efforts, been unable to reconcile their differences, and the Ordinance Marriage celebrated on 10th October, 2003 has broken down beyond reconciliation and is dissolved. The purported second marriage on 15th June, 2014 is null and void.

Court Disposition

Petition for dissolution of marriage granted in part; Cross Petition allowed; Marriage dissolved; Second marriage declared null and void; Terms of Settlement adopted; No order as to costs.

Orders

  • The Ordinance Marriage celebrated between the parties on 10th October, 2003 at the Accra Metropolitan Assembly is dissolved.
  • Marriage Certificate with Licence Number AMA 5675/2003 and Certificate Number 1225/MC/2003 is cancelled.