GOZE VRS GLOVER (CCD/C4/48/23) [2023] GHACC 774 (28 November 2023)

GOZE VRS GLOVER (CCD/C4/48/23) [2023] GHACC 774 (28 November 2023)

The marriage has broken down beyond reconciliation due to the Petitioner’s desertion, the Respondent’s adultery, and the parties’ inability to reconcile their differences. The statutory grounds for dissolution under Act 367 have been satisfied.

Citation
[2023] GHACC 774
Parties
Petitioner: Veronique Goze; Respondent: Patrick Akwetey Glover
Court
Circuit Court
Jurisdiction
Ghana
Judgment Date
28 November 2023
Case Number
CCD/C4/48/23
Procedural Posture
Divorce Petition / Judgment
Outcome
petition granted; marriage dissolved
Legal Topics
Divorce, Matrimonial Causes, Adultery, Desertion
Source Language
English
Family Law Divorce Matrimonial Causes Adultery Desertion

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Parties

Veronique Goze

Petitioner

Patrick Akwetey Glover

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Divorce Petition / Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the marriage between the parties ought to be dissolved by the Court

Ratio Decidendi

The marriage has broken down beyond reconciliation due to the Petitioner’s desertion, the Respondent’s adultery, and the parties’ inability to reconcile their differences. The statutory grounds for dissolution under Act 367 have been satisfied.

Court Disposition

petition granted; marriage dissolved

Orders

  • The marriage celebrated between the Petitioner and the Respondent under the Marriage Ordinance (Cap 127) at the Office of the Principal Registrar of Marriages, Accra on the 9th of March, 2020 is dissolved forthwith.
  • The Marriage Certificate is cancelled.