ASUBONTENG VRS AFRAKOMA (A4/16/2023) [2023] GHADC 994 (27 October 2023)

ASUBONTENG VRS AFRAKOMA (A4/16/2023) [2023] GHADC 994 (27 October 2023)

The marriage is dissolved because the parties have not lived together as man and wife for over nine years, satisfying section 2(1)(e) of Act 367, and the marriage has broken down beyond reconciliation.

Citation
[2023] GHADC 994
Parties
Petitioner: Peter Boakye Asubonteng; Respondent: Joyce Akosua Afrakoma
Court
District Court
Jurisdiction
Ghana
Judgment Date
27 October 2023
Case Number
A4/16/2023
Procedural Posture
Divorce Petition / Judgment
Outcome
petition granted; marriage dissolved
Legal Topics
Divorce, Dissolution of Marriage, Matrimonial Offences, Separation
Source Language
English
Family Law Divorce Dissolution of Marriage Matrimonial Offences Separation

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Parties

Peter Boakye Asubonteng

Petitioner

Joyce Akosua Afrakoma

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Divorce Petition / Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the marriage between the Petitioner and the Respondent has broken down beyond reconciliation

Ratio Decidendi

The marriage is dissolved because the parties have not lived together as man and wife for over nine years, satisfying section 2(1)(e) of Act 367, and the marriage has broken down beyond reconciliation.

Court Disposition

petition granted; marriage dissolved

Orders

  • The marriage celebrated between the parties on 20th April 2000 at the Registrar of Marriages Office, Kumasi is dissolved.
  • The marriage certificate is cancelled.