Ayensu Vrs Boye [2022] GHADC 226 (11 November 2022)
The marriage is dissolved due to the respondent's admitted adultery, which the petitioner cited as the basis for her inability to continue living with him, satisfying the statutory ground for divorce.
- Citation
- [2022] GHADC 226
- Parties
- Petitioner: Ruth Ayensu; Respondent: James Lartey Boye
- Court
- District Court
- Jurisdiction
- Ghana
- Judgment Date
- 11 November 2022
- Procedural Posture
- Divorce Petition / Judgment
- Outcome
- petition granted; marriage dissolved
- Legal Topics
- Divorce, Custody, Maintenance, Adultery
- Source Language
- English
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Parties
Ruth Ayensu
Petitioner
James Lartey Boye
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Divorce Petition / Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the marriage has broken down beyond reasonable reconciliation
- 2 Whether adultery was committed by the respondent
- 3 Custody and maintenance of the children
Ratio Decidendi
The marriage is dissolved due to the respondent's admitted adultery, which the petitioner cited as the basis for her inability to continue living with him, satisfying the statutory ground for divorce.
Court Disposition
petition granted; marriage dissolved
Orders
- Marriage between the parties dissolved and certificate cancelled
- Custody of the two children granted to the petitioner with reasonable access to the respondent
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