AMOAKO VRS ATENI (C5/106/2023) [2023] GHACC 704 (8 September 2023)
The court found that the parties contracted a valid customary marriage on 12th April 2019 and that it was customarily dissolved by their families on 7th January 2023, thus the marriage stands dissolved as of that date.
- Citation
- [2023] GHACC 704
- Parties
- Petitioner: Harriet Otchere Amoako; Lawful Attorney for Petitioner: Florence Ohene Ayisi; Respondent: Jean – Albert Ateni
- Court
- Circuit Court
- Jurisdiction
- Ghana
- Judgment Date
- 8 September 2023
- Case Number
- C5/106/2023
- Procedural Posture
- Petition for Dissolution of Customary Marriage / Judgment
- Outcome
- customary marriage dissolved
- Legal Topics
- Customary Marriage, Dissolution of Marriage
- Source Language
- English
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Parties
Harriet Otchere Amoako
Petitioner
Florence Ohene Ayisi
Lawful Attorney for Petitioner
Jean – Albert Ateni
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Petition for Dissolution of Customary Marriage / Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the customary marriage between the parties was validly contracted and subsequently dissolved
Ratio Decidendi
The court found that the parties contracted a valid customary marriage on 12th April 2019 and that it was customarily dissolved by their families on 7th January 2023, thus the marriage stands dissolved as of that date.
Court Disposition
customary marriage dissolved
Orders
- The customary marriage between the parties is declared dissolved as at 7th January 2023.
- No order as to costs.
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