ADOBEA-OWUSU VRS DONKOR (G/DG/AC/A4/45/23) [2023] GHADC 827 (17 November 2023)

ADOBEA-OWUSU VRS DONKOR (G/DG/AC/A4/45/23) [2023] GHADC 827 (17 November 2023)

The marriage was found to have broken down beyond reconciliation due to the respondent's unreasonable behavior and the parties' lack of intimacy since October 2021, satisfying the requirements of Section 2(1)(d) and (f) of Act 367. The court dissolved the marriage.

Citation
[2023] GHADC 827
Parties
Petitioner: Adwoa Adobea-Owusu; Respondent: Jonathan Donkor
Court
District Court
Jurisdiction
Ghana
Judgment Date
17 November 2023
Case Number
G/DG/AC/A4/45/23
Procedural Posture
Divorce Petition / Judgment
Outcome
petition granted
Legal Topics
Divorce, Dissolution of Marriage, Unreasonable Behavior, Matrimonial Causes
Source Language
English
Family Law Divorce Dissolution of Marriage Unreasonable Behavior Matrimonial Causes

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Parties

Adwoa Adobea-Owusu

Petitioner

Jonathan Donkor

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Divorce Petition / Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the marriage has broken down beyond reconciliation within the meaning of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1971 (Act 367)

Ratio Decidendi

The marriage was found to have broken down beyond reconciliation due to the respondent's unreasonable behavior and the parties' lack of intimacy since October 2021, satisfying the requirements of Section 2(1)(d) and (f) of Act 367. The court dissolved the marriage.

Court Disposition

petition granted

Orders

  • The Ordinance Marriage celebrated between the parties on 6th October 2018 at Ebenezer Methodist Church, Cape Coast is hereby dissolved.
  • There will be no order as to cost.