GETRUDE BREW VRS GODWILL ARTHUR (C5/168/2023) [2023] GHACC 1072 (9 June 2023)

GETRUDE BREW VRS GODWILL ARTHUR (C5/168/2023) [2023] GHACC 1072 (9 June 2023)

The marriage has broken down beyond reconciliation as evidenced by abandonment, respondent's remarriage, and failed attempts at reconciliation.

Citation
[2023] GHACC 1072
Parties
Petitioner: Getrude Brew; Respondent: Godwill Arthur
Court
Circuit Court
Jurisdiction
Ghana
Judgment Date
9 June 2023
Case Number
C5/168/2023
Procedural Posture
Divorce Petition / Judgment
Outcome
petition allowed; marriage dissolved
Legal Topics
Dissolution of Marriage, Matrimonial Causes
Source Language
English
Family Law Dissolution of Marriage Matrimonial Causes

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Parties

Getrude Brew

Petitioner

Godwill Arthur

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Divorce Petition / Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the marriage between the petitioner and respondent has broken down beyond reconciliation

Ratio Decidendi

The marriage has broken down beyond reconciliation as evidenced by abandonment, respondent's remarriage, and failed attempts at reconciliation.

Court Disposition

petition allowed; marriage dissolved

Orders

  • Marriage between petitioner and respondent dissolved
  • No order as to cost