MENSAH VRS ATTAFUAH (A4/44/22) [2023] GHADC 997 (30 November 2023)

Both parties behaved unreasonably, and one cannot be expected to live in a marriage premised on threats of death; the marriage has broken down beyond reconciliation.

Citation: [2023] GHADC 997
Parties: Petitioner: Sampson Owusu Mensah; Respondent: Naomi Attafuah
Court: District Court
Jurisdiction: Ghana
Judgment Date: 30 November 2023
Case Number: A4/44/22
Procedural Posture: Divorce Petition / Judgment
Outcome: petition granted
Legal Topics: Divorce, Matrimonial Property, Maintenance, Compensation
Source Language: English

Family Law Divorce Matrimonial Property Maintenance Compensation

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Parties

Sampson Owusu Mensah

Petitioner

Naomi Attafuah

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Divorce Petition / Judgment

Legal Issues

1 Whether the marriage between the petitioner and respondent has broken down beyond reconciliation

Ratio Decidendi

Both parties behaved unreasonably, and one cannot be expected to live in a marriage premised on threats of death; the marriage has broken down beyond reconciliation.

Court Disposition

petition granted

Orders

The marriage celebrated between the parties on 2nd December 2013 at the District Court, Akim Oda is dissolved.
Respondent is to return all the petitioner’s items in her custody.