OPOKU-MICKSON VRS OPOKU-MICKSON (OPOKU-MICKSON) [2024] GHACC 59 (5 January 2024)

OPOKU-MICKSON VRS OPOKU-MICKSON (OPOKU-MICKSON) [2024] GHACC 59 (5 January 2024)

Both parties behaved unreasonably towards each other, withheld sexual intimacy, lacked communication, and mutually sought dissolution. On balance of probabilities, the marriage has broken down beyond reconciliation.

Citation
OPOKU-MICKSON VRS OPOKU-MICKSON (OPOKU-MICKSON) [2024] GHACC 59 (5 January 2024)
Parties
Petitioner: Alberta Opoku-Mickson; Respondent: Israel Opoku-Mickson
Court
ghacc
Jurisdiction
Ghana
Judgment Date
5 January 2024
Procedural Posture
Divorce Petition and Cross Petition / Final Judgment
Outcome
petition and cross-petition for divorce granted
Legal Topics
Divorce, Custody, Maintenance, Matrimonial Property
Source Language
eng

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Parties

Alberta Opoku-Mickson

Petitioner

Israel Opoku-Mickson

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Divorce Petition and Cross Petition / Final Judgment

  1. 1 Whether the marriage celebrated between the Petitioner and the Respondent has broken down beyond reconciliation

Ratio Decidendi

Both parties behaved unreasonably towards each other, withheld sexual intimacy, lacked communication, and mutually sought dissolution. On balance of probabilities, the marriage has broken down beyond reconciliation.

Court Disposition

petition and cross-petition for divorce granted

Orders

  • Decree for dissolution of Ordinance Marriage celebrated on 21st December, 2003.
  • Original marriage certificate to be presented for cancellation.