SHADOW VRS AMAASAH (A8/001/24) [2023] GHADC 927 (17 November 2023)

The parties have not lived together as husband and wife for at least five years, and the marriage has broken down beyond reconciliation as required by law.

Citation: [2023] GHADC 927
Parties: Petitioner: Zee Shadow; Respondent: Francis Amaasah
Court: District Court
Jurisdiction: Ghana
Judgment Date: 17 November 2023
Case Number: A8/001/24
Procedural Posture: Divorce Petition / Judgment
Outcome: petition granted; marriage dissolved
Legal Topics: Divorce, Matrimonial Causes, Dissolution of Marriage
Source Language: English

Family Law Divorce Matrimonial Causes Dissolution of Marriage

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Parties

Zee Shadow

Petitioner

Francis Amaasah

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Divorce Petition / Judgment

Legal Issues

1 Whether the marriage has broken down beyond reconciliation under the Matrimonial Causes Act, 1971 (ACT 367)

Ratio Decidendi

The parties have not lived together as husband and wife for at least five years, and the marriage has broken down beyond reconciliation as required by law.

Court Disposition

petition granted; marriage dissolved

Orders

The marriage celebrated between the parties on 16th November 2005 at the Marriage Registry Accra is dissolved.
The terms of settlement signed by the parties and filed on 20th September 2023 are adopted as consent judgment.