KHAYAT VRS KHAYAT (A4/04/18) [2024] GHACC 62 (12 February 2024)
Marriage dissolved as evidence established adultery and irreconcilable differences; presumption of joint acquisition of marital home not rebutted; custody determined by welfare principle; maintenance ordered; alimony denied due to petitioner's financial independence.
- Citation
- KHAYAT VRS KHAYAT (A4/04/18) [2024] GHACC 62 (12 February 2024)
- Parties
- Petitioner: Benedicta Khayat; Respondent: Lawrence Khayat
- Court
- ghacc
- Jurisdiction
- Ghana
- Judgment Date
- 12 February 2024
- Procedural Posture
- Divorce Petition / Final Judgment
- Outcome
- petition granted in part
- Legal Topics
- Divorce, Child Custody, Maintenance, Marital Property, Alimony
- Source Language
- eng
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Parties
Benedicta Khayat
Petitioner
Lawrence Khayat
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Divorce Petition / Final Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the marriage has broken down beyond reconciliation
- 2 Entitlement to custody of the children
- 3 Entitlement to maintenance for the children
Ratio Decidendi
Marriage dissolved as evidence established adultery and irreconcilable differences; presumption of joint acquisition of marital home not rebutted; custody determined by welfare principle; maintenance ordered; alimony denied due to petitioner's financial independence.
Court Disposition
petition granted in part
Orders
- Marriage dissolved; certificate cancelled.
- Custody of second child (Makafui Khayat) to respondent with access to petitioner.
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