Patience Thywill Coffie Vrs Nana Kojo Blay [2022] GHACC 260 (1 December 2022)

Patience Thywill Coffie Vrs Nana Kojo Blay [2022] GHACC 260 (1 December 2022)

The marriage is dissolved as the parties have not lived together for three years and have irreconcilable differences, satisfying statutory grounds for divorce.

Citation
[2022] GHACC 260
Parties
Petitioner: Patience Thywill Coffie; Respondent: Nana Kojo Blay
Court
Circuit Court
Jurisdiction
Ghana
Judgment Date
1 December 2022
Procedural Posture
Divorce Petition / Final Judgment
Outcome
marriage dissolved
Legal Topics
Divorce, Matrimonial Causes, Terms of Settlement
Source Language
English

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Parties

Patience Thywill Coffie

Petitioner

Nana Kojo Blay

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Divorce Petition / Final Judgment

  1. 1 Whether the marriage has broken down beyond reconciliation
  2. 2 Whether the statutory grounds for divorce are met

Ratio Decidendi

The marriage is dissolved as the parties have not lived together for three years and have irreconcilable differences, satisfying statutory grounds for divorce.

Court Disposition

marriage dissolved

Orders

  • Ordinance marriage between parties dissolved
  • Registrar to issue Divorce Certificate and cancel Marriage Certificate