Deborah Kyerewaa Agyemang Vrs Olanrewaju Lawal [2023] GHACC 483 (5 May 2023)

The marriage was dissolved because the parties had not lived together for seven years, the respondent deserted the marriage, and behaved unreasonably, satisfying the statutory grounds for divorce.

Citation: [2023] GHACC 483
Parties: Petitioner: Deborah Kyerewaa Agyemang; Respondent: Olanrewaju Lawal
Court: Circuit Court
Jurisdiction: Ghana
Judgment Date: 5 May 2023
Procedural Posture: Divorce Petition / Judgment
Outcome: petition allowed; marriage dissolved
Legal Topics: Divorce, Child Custody, Matrimonial Causes
Source Language: English

Family Law Divorce Child Custody Matrimonial Causes

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Parties

Deborah Kyerewaa Agyemang

Petitioner

Olanrewaju Lawal

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Divorce Petition / Judgment

Legal Issues

1 Whether the marriage has broken down beyond reconciliation
2 Whether the petitioner is entitled to custody of the children

Ratio Decidendi

The marriage was dissolved because the parties had not lived together for seven years, the respondent deserted the marriage, and behaved unreasonably, satisfying the statutory grounds for divorce.

Court Disposition

petition allowed; marriage dissolved

Orders

Ordinance marriage between the parties dissolved
Petitioner granted custody of the two children