AGYEMANG VRS ZAR (A4/17/2023) [2023] GHACC 685 (11 August 2023)

AGYEMANG VRS ZAR (A4/17/2023) [2023] GHACC 685 (11 August 2023)

The parties have not lived together as husband and wife for over five years and all reconciliation efforts have failed; thus, the marriage has broken down beyond reconciliation under sections 2(1)(e) and 2(1)(f) of Act 367.

Citation
[2023] GHACC 685
Parties
Petitioner: Rosalyn Ankomah Agyemang; Respondent: Joseph Kofi Zar
Court
Circuit Court
Jurisdiction
Ghana
Judgment Date
11 August 2023
Case Number
A4/17/2023
Procedural Posture
Divorce Petition / Judgment
Outcome
petition granted; marriage dissolved
Legal Topics
Divorce, Dissolution of Marriage, Matrimonial Causes
Source Language
English
Family Law Divorce Dissolution of Marriage Matrimonial Causes

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Parties

Rosalyn Ankomah Agyemang

Petitioner

Joseph Kofi Zar

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Divorce Petition / Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the marriage has broken down beyond reconciliation under the Matrimonial Causes Act, 1971 (Act 367)

Ratio Decidendi

The parties have not lived together as husband and wife for over five years and all reconciliation efforts have failed; thus, the marriage has broken down beyond reconciliation under sections 2(1)(e) and 2(1)(f) of Act 367.

Court Disposition

petition granted; marriage dissolved

Orders

  • The marriage celebrated between Petitioner and Respondent on 5th December 2015 is dissolved forthwith on the ground that it has broken down beyond reconciliation.
  • The Marriage Certificate is cancelled.