Ebenezer Buabin Vrs Irene Buabin [2023] GHACC 460 (23 June 2023)

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

  1. 1 Whether the marriage between the parties has broken down beyond reconciliation
  2. 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.