Adjanor Vrs Ayertey [2023] GHADC 107 (19 January 2023)

Adjanor Vrs Ayertey [2023] GHADC 107 (19 January 2023)

The respondent deserted the petitioner for at least two years, abandoned the matrimonial home, and both parties have not lived as man and wife for a continuous period of at least two years, satisfying statutory grounds for dissolution.

Citation
Adjanor Vrs Ayertey [2023] GHADC 107 (19 January 2023)
Parties
Petitioner: Abraham Adjanor; Respondent: Evelyn Dede Ayertey
Court
ghadc
Jurisdiction
Ghana
Judgment Date
19 January 2023
Procedural Posture
Matrimonial Cause / Final Judgment
Outcome
marriage dissolved
Legal Topics
Marriage Dissolution, Custody of Children, Desertion
Source Language
eng
Family Law Marriage Dissolution Custody of Children Desertion

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Parties

Abraham Adjanor

Petitioner

Evelyn Dede Ayertey

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Matrimonial Cause / Final Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the marriage has broken down beyond reconciliation

Ratio Decidendi

The respondent deserted the petitioner for at least two years, abandoned the matrimonial home, and both parties have not lived as man and wife for a continuous period of at least two years, satisfying statutory grounds for dissolution.

Court Disposition

marriage dissolved

Orders

  • Ordinance marriage between Abraham Adjanor and Evelyn Dede Ayertey is dissolved in default of appearance of the respondent