BARNES VRS MIEZA-NAW (CCD/C4/06/24) [2024] GHACC 40 (23 January 2024)
The marriage had broken down beyond reconciliation as the parties had not lived as husband and wife for over seven years and all reconciliation efforts failed. Since the marriage was converted to an ordinance marriage, only the ordinance marriage subsisted and could be dissolved by the court.
- Citation
- BARNES VRS MIEZA-NAW (CCD/C4/06/24) [2024] GHACC 40 (23 January 2024)
- Parties
- Petitioner: Isaac Ebo Barnes; Respondent: Gladys Mieza-Naw
- Court
- ghacc
- Jurisdiction
- Ghana
- Judgment Date
- 23 January 2024
- Procedural Posture
- Divorce Petition / Final Judgment
- Outcome
- petition granted
- Legal Topics
- Divorce, Dissolution of Marriage, Customary Marriage, Ordinance Marriage
- Source Language
- eng
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Parties
Isaac Ebo Barnes
Petitioner
Gladys Mieza-Naw
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Divorce Petition / Final Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the marriage has broken down beyond reconciliation
- 2 Whether the court can make an order for the customary dissolution of marriage
Ratio Decidendi
The marriage had broken down beyond reconciliation as the parties had not lived as husband and wife for over seven years and all reconciliation efforts failed. Since the marriage was converted to an ordinance marriage, only the ordinance marriage subsisted and could be dissolved by the court.
Court Disposition
petition granted
Orders
- The marriage celebrated on 3/6/2012 under Ordinance Marriage (CAP 127) is dissolved.
- The Marriage Certificate is cancelled.
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