Charity Mensah Vrs Herman Micah [2022] GHACC 51 (9 December 2022)

Charity Mensah Vrs Herman Micah [2022] GHACC 51 (9 December 2022)

The marriage has broken down beyond reconciliation due to the respondent's unreasonable behavior and the parties' continuous separation for over seven years, satisfying the statutory grounds for dissolution under section 2(1) of Act 367.

Citation
[2022] GHACC 51
Parties
Petitioner: Charity Mensah; Respondent: Herman Micah
Court
Circuit Court
Jurisdiction
Ghana
Judgment Date
9 December 2022
Procedural Posture
Divorce Petition / Judgment
Outcome
Petition allowed; marriage dissolved.
Legal Topics
Divorce, Dissolution of Marriage, Alimony, Separation
Source Language
English
Family Law Divorce Dissolution of Marriage Alimony Separation

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Parties

Charity Mensah

Petitioner

Herman Micah

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Divorce Petition / Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the marriage between the petitioner and respondent has broken down beyond reconciliation under section 2(1) of the Matrimonial Causes Act, 1971 (Act 367)
  2. 2 Whether the petitioner is entitled to alimony and other reliefs

Ratio Decidendi

The marriage has broken down beyond reconciliation due to the respondent's unreasonable behavior and the parties' continuous separation for over seven years, satisfying the statutory grounds for dissolution under section 2(1) of Act 367.

Court Disposition

Petition allowed; marriage dissolved.

Orders

  • The ordinance marriage between the petitioner and respondent is dissolved.
  • Respondent to pay alimony of Fifty-thousand Cedis to the petitioner.