AGNES ACQUAH VRS MICHAEL KWAKU GYEKYE (C5/14/23) [2023] GHACC 903 (23 March 2023)

AGNES ACQUAH VRS MICHAEL KWAKU GYEKYE (C5/14/23) [2023] GHACC 903 (23 March 2023)

Both parties and their families have performed all necessary rites to dissolve the customary marriage, have lived separate lives for over a year, and all diligent efforts at reconciliation have failed, establishing that the marriage has broken down beyond reconciliation under Act 367.

Citation
AGNES ACQUAH VRS MICHAEL KWAKU GYEKYE (C5/14/23) [2023] GHACC 903 (23 March 2023)
Parties
Petitioner: Agnes Acquah; Respondent: Michael Kwaku Gyekye
Court
ghacc
Jurisdiction
Ghana
Judgment Date
23 March 2023
Procedural Posture
Divorce Petition / Final Judgment
Outcome
petition granted; marriage dissolved
Legal Topics
Divorce, Dissolution of Marriage, Matrimonial Causes, Unreasonable Behavior, Irretrievable Breakdown
Source Language
eng
Family Law Divorce Dissolution of Marriage Matrimonial Causes Unreasonable Behavior Irretrievable Breakdown

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Parties

Agnes Acquah

Petitioner

Michael Kwaku Gyekye

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 and their families have performed all necessary rites to dissolve the customary marriage, have lived separate lives for over a year, and all diligent efforts at reconciliation have failed, establishing that the marriage has broken down beyond reconciliation under Act 367.

Court Disposition

petition granted; marriage dissolved

Orders

  • Decree of dissolution of marriage celebrated on 25th August, 2015 at Tema Metropolitan Assembly
  • Marriage certificate cancelled