Ebenezer A. Okorne Vrs Patience Narkie Obu [2022] GHADC 266 (1 November 2022)

Ebenezer A. Okorne Vrs Patience Narkie Obu [2022] GHADC 266 (1 November 2022)

Both parties mutually agreed that the marriage had broken down beyond reconciliation, had not lived as husband and wife for at least two years, and all reconciliation efforts had failed. The evidence established irretrievable breakdown as required by law.

Citation
[2022] GHADC 266
Parties
Petitioner: Ebenezer Akwetey Okornoe; Respondent: Patience Narkie Obu
Court
District Court
Jurisdiction
Ghana
Judgment Date
1 November 2022
Procedural Posture
Divorce Petition / Final Judgment
Outcome
petition for divorce granted
Legal Topics
Divorce, Custody, Matrimonial Causes, Irretrievable Breakdown of Marriage
Source Language
English
Family Law Divorce Custody Matrimonial Causes Irretrievable Breakdown of Marriage

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Parties

Ebenezer Akwetey Okornoe

Petitioner

Patience Narkie Obu

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 mutually agreed that the marriage had broken down beyond reconciliation, had not lived as husband and wife for at least two years, and all reconciliation efforts had failed. The evidence established irretrievable breakdown as required by law.

Court Disposition

petition for divorce granted

Orders

  • Marriage between the parties dissolved.
  • Custody of the four children granted to the Petitioner with reasonable access to the Respondent (every other weekend, holidays, and half of vacations).