Christian Ofori Vrs Patrick Honny [2023] GHACC 400 (26 April 2023)
The marriage between the parties has broken down beyond reconciliation and diligent efforts to reconcile have failed, satisfying the statutory grounds for divorce under the Matrimonial Causes Act, 1971 (Act 367).
- Citation
- [2023] GHACC 400
- Parties
- Petitioner: Christiana Ofori; Respondent: Patrick Honny
- Court
- Circuit Court
- Jurisdiction
- Ghana
- Judgment Date
- 26 April 2023
- Procedural Posture
- Divorce Petition / Judgment
- Outcome
- Petition allowed; marriage dissolved.
- Legal Topics
- Divorce, Child Custody, Maintenance, Matrimonial Causes
- Source Language
- English
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Parties
Christiana Ofori
Petitioner
Patrick Honny
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Divorce Petition / Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the marriage between the parties has broken down beyond reconciliation
- 2 Whether the parties after diligent effort have not been able to reconcile their differences
Ratio Decidendi
The marriage between the parties has broken down beyond reconciliation and diligent efforts to reconcile have failed, satisfying the statutory grounds for divorce under the Matrimonial Causes Act, 1971 (Act 367).
Court Disposition
Petition allowed; marriage dissolved.
Orders
- The Ordinance marriage celebrated between the parties on 6th September, 2014 is dissolved.
- Parties to bear their own costs.
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