Ebenezer Buabin Vrs Irene Buabin [2023] GHACC 460 (23 June 2023)
The petitioner proved on a balance of probabilities that the respondent's unreasonable behaviour and the parties' inability to reconcile their differences led to the irretrievable breakdown of the marriage, satisfying the statutory grounds for dissolution under the Matrimonial Causes Act.
- Citation
- [2023] GHACC 460
- Parties
- Petitioner: Ebenezer Buabin; Respondent: Irene Buabin
- Court
- Circuit Court
- Jurisdiction
- Ghana
- Judgment Date
- 23 June 2023
- Procedural Posture
- Divorce Petition (customary Law Marriage) / Final Judgment
- Outcome
- petition granted; marriage dissolved
- Legal Topics
- Dissolution of Marriage, Customary Law Marriage, Matrimonial Causes, Unreasonable Behaviour
- Source Language
- English
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Parties
Ebenezer Buabin
Petitioner
Irene Buabin
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Divorce Petition (customary Law Marriage) / Final Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the marriage between the parties has broken down beyond reconciliation
- 2 Whether the petitioner is entitled to a dissolution of the marriage
Ratio Decidendi
The petitioner proved on a balance of probabilities that the respondent's unreasonable behaviour and the parties' inability to reconcile their differences led to the irretrievable breakdown of the marriage, satisfying the statutory grounds for dissolution under the Matrimonial Causes Act.
Court Disposition
petition granted; marriage dissolved
Orders
- The customary marriage celebrated between the parties on the 4th of March 1990 is dissolved in accordance with s41(b) of the Matrimonial Causes Act as of 23rd June 2023.
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