AKUAK VRS. ASANTE (AR/ES/DC/A2/13/2025) [2024] GHACC 345 (26 November 2024)
Both parties agreed the marriage had broken down beyond reconciliation and efforts to resolve differences failed. The respondent did not contest custody. The court found the marriage defragmented from inception and dissolved it, granting custody to the petitioner.
- Citation
- [2024] GHACC 345
- Parties
- Petitioner: Cynthia Mabel Gyamfi; Respondent: Francis Owusu Bannor
- Court
- Circuit Court
- Jurisdiction
- Ghana
- Judgment Date
- 26 November 2024
- Case Number
- AR/ES/DC/A2/13/2025
- Procedural Posture
- Matrimonial Cause / Judgment
- Outcome
- petition granted
- Legal Topics
- Divorce, Child Custody
- Source Language
- English
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Parties
Cynthia Mabel Gyamfi
Petitioner
Francis Owusu Bannor
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Matrimonial Cause / Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the marriage has broken down beyond reconciliation
- 2 Whether custody of the child should be granted to the petitioner
Ratio Decidendi
Both parties agreed the marriage had broken down beyond reconciliation and efforts to resolve differences failed. The respondent did not contest custody. The court found the marriage defragmented from inception and dissolved it, granting custody to the petitioner.
Court Disposition
petition granted
Orders
- Marriage celebrated on 6th September 2020 is dissolved.
- Marriage certificate with license Number AMMA/14/9598214 and certificate number ACCI/KC/586/20 is annulled.
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