FRIMPONG VRS COBBIAH (AR/OB/DMC/A4/28/2021) [2024] GHADC 60 (15 February 2024)

FRIMPONG VRS COBBIAH (AR/OB/DMC/A4/28/2021) [2024] GHADC 60 (15 February 2024)

The marriage has broken down beyond reconciliation as evidenced by the parties' inability to live together as husband and wife and lack of sexual relations for fourteen years. The ordinance marriage is dissolved. The respondent is entitled to a fair share of the two houses and two cocoa farms acquired during the marriage. Reliefs for cars, arrears of maintenance, and alimony are dismissed for lack of evidence.

Citation
FRIMPONG VRS COBBIAH (AR/OB/DMC/A4/28/2021) [2024] GHADC 60 (15 February 2024)
Parties
Petitioner: Joseph Peprah Frimpong; Respondent: Lucy Cobbinah
Court
ghadc
Jurisdiction
Ghana
Judgment Date
15 February 2024
Procedural Posture
Divorce Petition / Final Judgment
Outcome
petition granted in part
Legal Topics
Divorce, Matrimonial Property, Maintenance, Alimony
Source Language
eng
Family Law Divorce Matrimonial Property Maintenance Alimony

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Parties

Joseph Peprah Frimpong

Petitioner

Lucy Cobbinah

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Divorce Petition / Final Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the marriage has broken down beyond reconciliation
  2. 2 Entitlement to fair share of matrimonial property
  3. 3 Entitlement to arrears of maintenance and alimony

Ratio Decidendi

The marriage has broken down beyond reconciliation as evidenced by the parties' inability to live together as husband and wife and lack of sexual relations for fourteen years. The ordinance marriage is dissolved. The respondent is entitled to a fair share of the two houses and two cocoa farms acquired during the marriage. Reliefs for cars, arrears of maintenance, and alimony are dismissed for lack of evidence.

Court Disposition

petition granted in part

Orders

  • Ordinance marriage between petitioner and respondent dissolved.
  • Two houses to be shared: petitioner takes 6 rooms with hall, respondent takes 5 rooms.