FAUSTINA FOFIE NYAMEKYE VRS JOSEPH KWAKU ANING (C5/152/2020) [2023] GHACC 1124 (19 July 2023)

The marriage is dissolved because the petitioner committed adultery by marrying another man during the pendency of the case, making reconciliation impossible.

Citation: [2023] GHACC 1124
Parties: Petitioner: Faustina Fofie Nyamekye; Respondent: Joseph Kwaku Aning
Court: Circuit Court
Jurisdiction: Ghana
Judgment Date: 19 July 2023
Case Number: C5/152/2020
Procedural Posture: Divorce / Judgment
Outcome: marriage dissolved
Legal Topics: Dissolution of Marriage, Adultery, Matrimonial Causes
Source Language: English

Family Law Dissolution of Marriage Adultery Matrimonial Causes

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Parties

Faustina Fofie Nyamekye

Petitioner

Joseph Kwaku Aning

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Divorce / Judgment

Legal Issues

1 Whether the marriage has broken down beyond reconciliation
2 Whether the petitioner committed adultery

Ratio Decidendi

The marriage is dissolved because the petitioner committed adultery by marrying another man during the pendency of the case, making reconciliation impossible.

Court Disposition

marriage dissolved

Orders

Petition by petitioner dismissed
Cross-petition by respondent for dissolution of marriage granted