BERNARD BAAH ACHEAMPONG VRS MAVIS OPOKU (C5/31/22) [2022] GHACC 325 (24 November 2022)

BERNARD BAAH ACHEAMPONG VRS MAVIS OPOKU (C5/31/22) [2022] GHACC 325 (24 November 2022)

Both parties have not lived together since 2018, have failed to reconcile after diligent efforts, and mutually seek dissolution. The marriage has broken down beyond reconciliation and is dissolved.

Citation
[2022] GHACC 325
Parties
Petitioner: Bernard Baah Acheamfour; Respondent: Mavis Opoku
Court
Circuit Court
Jurisdiction
Ghana
Judgment Date
24 November 2022
Case Number
C5/31/22
Procedural Posture
Divorce Petition / Judgment
Outcome
petition and cross-petition allowed; marriage dissolved
Legal Topics
Divorce, Matrimonial Property, Child Custody, Maintenance
Source Language
English
Family Law Divorce Matrimonial Property Child Custody Maintenance

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Parties

Bernard Baah Acheamfour

Petitioner

Mavis Opoku

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Divorce Petition / Judgment

Legal Issues

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

Ratio Decidendi

Both parties have not lived together since 2018, have failed to reconcile after diligent efforts, and mutually seek dissolution. The marriage has broken down beyond reconciliation and is dissolved.

Court Disposition

petition and cross-petition allowed; marriage dissolved

Orders

  • Decree of dissolution of marriage celebrated on 24th March 2007 at Ebenezer Methodist Church, Techiman.
  • Marriage certificate cancelled; Registrar to notify church administrator.