NANOR VRS ESSIAM (C5/41/23) [2023] GHACC 810 (29 December 2023)

Both parties engaged in unreasonable behaviour and have not lived together as husband and wife for four years. The marriage has broken down beyond reconciliation and is dissolved.

Citation: [2023] GHACC 810
Parties: Petitioner: Ebenezer Tetteh Nanor; Respondent: Priscilla Essiam
Court: Circuit Court
Jurisdiction: Ghana
Judgment Date: 29 December 2023
Case Number: C5/41/23
Procedural Posture: Divorce Petition / Judgment
Outcome: petition for divorce granted; marriage dissolved
Legal Topics: Divorce, Custody, Maintenance, Matrimonial Property
Source Language: English

Family Law Divorce Custody Maintenance Matrimonial Property

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Parties

Ebenezer Tetteh Nanor

Petitioner

Priscilla Essiam

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Divorce Petition / Judgment

Legal Issues

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

Ratio Decidendi

Both parties engaged in unreasonable behaviour and have not lived together as husband and wife for four years. The marriage has broken down beyond reconciliation and is dissolved.

Court Disposition

petition for divorce granted; marriage dissolved

Orders

Decree for dissolution of the Ordinance Marriage celebrated on 13th January, 2018.
Original marriage certificate No. TMA/RM/1797/2018 to be presented for cancellation.