APPIAH VRS MILLS (A4/02/24) [2023] GHADC 829 (19 December 2023)

APPIAH VRS MILLS (A4/02/24) [2023] GHADC 829 (19 December 2023)

The parties have not lived together as husband and wife for a continuous period of two years and have not been able to reconcile their differences, satisfying the statutory grounds for dissolution of marriage under Act 367.

Citation
[2023] GHADC 829
Parties
Petitioner: Elizabeth Appiah; Respondent: Joshua Kow Mills
Court
District Court
Jurisdiction
Ghana
Judgment Date
19 December 2023
Case Number
A4/02/24
Procedural Posture
Divorce Petition / Judgment
Outcome
petition granted; marriage dissolved
Legal Topics
Divorce, Matrimonial Causes, Breakdown of Marriage, Burden of Proof
Source Language
English
Family Law Divorce Matrimonial Causes Breakdown of Marriage Burden of Proof

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Parties

Elizabeth Appiah

Petitioner

Joshua Kow Mills

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Divorce Petition / Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the marriage between the parties has broken down beyond reconciliation to warrant its dissolution

Ratio Decidendi

The parties have not lived together as husband and wife for a continuous period of two years and have not been able to reconcile their differences, satisfying the statutory grounds for dissolution of marriage under Act 367.

Court Disposition

petition granted; marriage dissolved

Orders

  • The marriage celebrated between the parties on 11th February, 2017 is dissolved.
  • Marriage certificate No. 0030582 is cancelled.