DONKOR VRS ANSONG (A8/170/23) [2023] GHADC 912 (8 December 2023)

Both parties have not lived together as husband and wife for five years and consent to the dissolution, satisfying the statutory ground for divorce under ACT 367.

Citation: [2023] GHADC 912
Parties: Petitioner: Emmanuel Aboagye Donkor; Respondent: Joyce Ansong
Court: District Court
Jurisdiction: Ghana
Judgment Date: 8 December 2023
Case Number: A8/170/23
Procedural Posture: Divorce Petition / Judgment
Outcome: petition allowed; marriage dissolved
Legal Topics: Divorce, Custody, Maintenance, Matrimonial Property
Source Language: English

Family Law Divorce Custody Maintenance Matrimonial Property

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Parties

Emmanuel Aboagye Donkor

Petitioner

Joyce Ansong

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Divorce Petition / Judgment

Legal Issues

1 Whether the marriage has broken down beyond reconciliation under the Matrimonial Causes Act, 1971 (ACT 367)
2 Whether the parties have lived apart for at least five years
3 Custody and maintenance of children

Ratio Decidendi

Both parties have not lived together as husband and wife for five years and consent to the dissolution, satisfying the statutory ground for divorce under ACT 367.

Court Disposition

petition allowed; marriage dissolved

Orders

Marriage between the parties celebrated on 10th August 2010 at the Church of Christ Nsawam Road is dissolved.
Marriage certificate number CC/15-2010 is cancelled.