REVEREND ERNEST YAW AGYEMANG (C5/258/2022) [2023] GHACC 1109 (20 January 2023)
- Citation
- REVEREND ERNEST YAW AGYEMANG (C5/258/2022) [2023] GHACC 1109 (20 January 2023)
- Status
- Judgment
- Jurisdiction
- Ghana
- Court
- ghacc
- Decision
- 20 January 2023
- Posture
- Divorce Petition / Final Judgment
- Language
- English
More details
- Court
- ghacc
- Decision
- 20 January 2023
- Posture
- Divorce Petition / Final Judgment
- Language
- English
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Professional case brief
Research organized from the available case record
01
Holding and result
The marriage has broken down beyond reconciliation; the terms of settlement are adopted as the judgment of the court.
Court disposition
petition granted; marriage dissolved
Orders
- Marriage between the petitioner and respondent is dissolved.
- Terms of settlement filed by the parties are adopted as the judgment of the court.
- No order as to cost.
02
Material facts
Parties
Reverend Ernest Yaw Agyemang
PetitionerMary Agyemang
Respondent03
Procedural history
Posture
Divorce Petition / Final Judgment
04
Questions and positions
Legal issues
- 01
Whether the marriage between the petitioner and respondent has broken down beyond reconciliation
- 02
Whether the terms of settlement on ancillary reliefs should be adopted
Party arguments
- Applicant
- The marriage has broken down beyond reconciliation and should be dissolved.
- Respondent
- Filed an answer and cross-petition; parties subsequently agreed on terms regarding ancillary reliefs.
05
Court’s reasoning
Legal principles
- 01
Marriage Ordinance, Ghana
Marriage may be dissolved if it has broken down beyond reconciliation.
06
Ratio, limits and disposition
Ratio decidendi
The marriage has broken down beyond reconciliation; the terms of settlement are adopted as the judgment of the court.
Court disposition
petition granted; marriage dissolved
- Marriage between the petitioner and respondent is dissolved.
- Terms of settlement filed by the parties are adopted as the judgment of the court.
- No order as to cost.
Source and reliance status
ghacc · 20 January 2023
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Judgment text
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ghacc
Judgment· 20 January 2023
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF GHANA HELD IN ACCRA ON TUESDAY, 20TH DAY OF JANUARY 2023 BEFORE HIS HONOUR KWABENA KODUA OBIRI-YEBOAH, CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE REVEREND ERNEST YAW AGYEMANG- PETITIONER CASE NO. C5/358/2022
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MARY AGYEMANG -- RESPONDENT =======================================================
J U D G M E N T ======================================================= The Petitioner issued a petition from the Registry of this court on the 27th July 2022 seeking dissolution of his marriage to the Respondent. The marriage was celebrated on the 4th October 2008 under the marriage ordinance at the Bible Baptist Church, Buokrom Estate Branch, Buokrom Kumasi The parties after the marriage cohabited at Dansoman, Accra Kasoa and back to Dansoman. The Respondent upon the service of the petition filed an answer and cross petitioned which was filed on 11th day of August 2022 and this was after she had filed an appearance. The Petitioner filed a reply on 3rd day of October 2022 before the court. In the course of the life of the Petition before the court, the parties were able to agree on terms with respect to the ancillary reliefs and same filed before the court. 1 On this day, the court has had the opportunity to hear the parties and come to the conclusion that the marriage has broken down beyond reconciliation and therefore the marriage, which was celebrated at Bible Baptist Church, Buokrom Branch, Kumasi is hereby dissolved in favour of the Petitioner. The terms of settlement filed by the parties is hereby adopted as the judgment of the court. No order as to cost SGD HIS HONOUR KWABENA KODUA OBIRI- YEBOAH, CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE 2
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