Samuel Oppong Gaisie Vrs Linda Serwaa Boatemaa [2022] GHACC 244 (10 May 2022)

Samuel Oppong Gaisie Vrs Linda Serwaa Boatemaa [2022] GHACC 244 (10 May 2022)

Both parties established unreasonable behaviour and separation for more than two years, and all attempts at reconciliation failed, satisfying statutory grounds for dissolution of marriage under Act 367.

Citation
[2022] GHACC 244
Parties
Petitioner: Samuel Oppong Gaisie; Respondent: Linda Serwaa Boatemaa
Court
Circuit Court
Jurisdiction
Ghana
Judgment Date
10 May 2022
Procedural Posture
Divorce Petition / Final Judgment
Outcome
petition for divorce granted; marriage dissolved
Legal Topics
Divorce, Matrimonial Causes, Unreasonable Behaviour, Separation
Source Language
English
Family Law Divorce Matrimonial Causes Unreasonable Behaviour Separation

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Parties

Samuel Oppong Gaisie

Petitioner

Linda Serwaa Boatemaa

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Divorce Petition / Final Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the marriage between the parties has broken down beyond reconciliation

Ratio Decidendi

Both parties established unreasonable behaviour and separation for more than two years, and all attempts at reconciliation failed, satisfying statutory grounds for dissolution of marriage under Act 367.

Court Disposition

petition for divorce granted; marriage dissolved

Orders

  • The ordinance marriage celebrated on 5th November 2016 is dissolved.
  • Marriage Certificate No. CAFM 289/2016 is cancelled.