DOE VRS KHWEYE (4/O4/2023) [2023] GHACC 682 (3 November 2023)

DOE VRS KHWEYE (4/O4/2023) [2023] GHACC 682 (3 November 2023)

The marriage has broken down beyond reconciliation as the parties have not lived together for over eight years and all reconciliation efforts have failed, satisfying sections 2(1)(e) and 2(1)(f) of Act 367.

Citation
[2023] GHACC 682
Parties
Petitioner: Eric Sunu Doe; Respondent: Rita Naa Khweye
Court
Circuit Court
Jurisdiction
Ghana
Judgment Date
3 November 2023
Case Number
4/O4/2023
Procedural Posture
Divorce Petition / Final Judgment
Outcome
petition granted; marriage dissolved
Legal Topics
Divorce, Matrimonial Causes, Irretrievable Breakdown of Marriage
Source Language
English
Family Law Divorce Matrimonial Causes Irretrievable Breakdown of Marriage

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Parties

Eric Sunu Doe

Petitioner

Rita Naa Khweye

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Divorce Petition / Final Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the marriage has broken down beyond reconciliation under the Matrimonial Causes Act, 1971 (Act 367)

Ratio Decidendi

The marriage has broken down beyond reconciliation as the parties have not lived together for over eight years and all reconciliation efforts have failed, satisfying sections 2(1)(e) and 2(1)(f) of Act 367.

Court Disposition

petition granted; marriage dissolved

Orders

  • The marriage celebrated on 4th June 2015 between the petitioner and respondent is dissolved forthwith.
  • The Marriage Certificate is cancelled.