APPIAH VRS YEBOAH (C5/270/2023) [2023] GHACC 631 (20 October 2023)

APPIAH VRS YEBOAH (C5/270/2023) [2023] GHACC 631 (20 October 2023)

The petitioner proved on a balance of probabilities that the marriage had broken down beyond reconciliation due to the respondent's unreasonable behaviour and failure to participate in reconciliation, and the respondent's non-opposition amounted to admission of the facts.

Citation
[2023] GHACC 631
Parties
Petitioner: Samuel Kwasi Appiah; Respondent: Harriet Adobea Yeboah
Court
Circuit Court
Jurisdiction
Ghana
Judgment Date
20 October 2023
Case Number
C5/270/2023
Procedural Posture
Divorce Petition / Judgment
Outcome
petition granted; marriage dissolved
Legal Topics
Divorce, Dissolution of Marriage, Unreasonable Behaviour, Matrimonial Causes
Source Language
English
Family Law Divorce Dissolution of Marriage Unreasonable Behaviour Matrimonial Causes

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Parties

Samuel Kwasi Appiah

Petitioner

Harriet Adobea Yeboah

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Divorce Petition / Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the marriage between the parties has broken down beyond reconciliation

Ratio Decidendi

The petitioner proved on a balance of probabilities that the marriage had broken down beyond reconciliation due to the respondent's unreasonable behaviour and failure to participate in reconciliation, and the respondent's non-opposition amounted to admission of the facts.

Court Disposition

petition granted; marriage dissolved

Orders

  • The marriage celebrated on 30th September, 2016 at St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church, Community 8, Tema is dissolved.
  • Petitioner to apply for full judgment and divorce certificate and serve entry of judgment on the respondent.