Bridget Akpene Adzanu Vrs Ian Stuart Jones [2023] GHACC 481 (27 February 2023)

Bridget Akpene Adzanu Vrs Ian Stuart Jones [2023] GHACC 481 (27 February 2023)

The marriage is dissolved because the parties have not lived together for two years, the respondent has deserted the marriage, and there are irreconcilable differences, satisfying the statutory grounds for divorce.

Citation
[2023] GHACC 481
Parties
Petitioner: Bridget Akpene Adzanu; Respondent: Ian Stuart Jones
Court
Circuit Court
Jurisdiction
Ghana
Judgment Date
27 February 2023
Procedural Posture
Divorce Petition / Judgment
Outcome
petition granted; marriage dissolved
Legal Topics
Divorce, Matrimonial Causes, Irretrievable Breakdown of Marriage
Source Language
English
Family Law Divorce Matrimonial Causes Irretrievable Breakdown of Marriage

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Parties

Bridget Akpene Adzanu

Petitioner

Ian Stuart Jones

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Divorce Petition / Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the marriage has broken down beyond reconciliation
  2. 2 Whether the statutory grounds for divorce are met

Ratio Decidendi

The marriage is dissolved because the parties have not lived together for two years, the respondent has deserted the marriage, and there are irreconcilable differences, satisfying the statutory grounds for divorce.

Court Disposition

petition granted; marriage dissolved

Orders

  • The Ordinance Marriage celebrated between the parties on 22nd November 2019 is dissolved.
  • The Registrar shall issue a Divorce Certificate after canceling the Marriage Certificate (Exhibit A).