OPPONG VRS OPPONG (C5/125/23) [2023] GHACC 809 (22 September 2023)

OPPONG VRS OPPONG (C5/125/23) [2023] GHACC 809 (22 September 2023)

For a continuous period of ten years preceding the petition, the parties had not lived as man and wife and all attempts at reconciliation had failed, thus the marriage has broken down beyond reconciliation.

Citation
[2023] GHACC 809
Parties
Petitioner: Daniel Atta Oppong; Respondent: Rita Oppong
Court
Circuit Court
Jurisdiction
Ghana
Judgment Date
22 September 2023
Case Number
C5/125/23
Procedural Posture
Divorce Petition / Judgment
Outcome
petition for divorce granted
Legal Topics
Divorce, Dissolution of Marriage, Irretrievable Breakdown
Source Language
English
Family Law Divorce Dissolution of Marriage Irretrievable Breakdown

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Parties

Daniel Atta Oppong

Petitioner

Rita Oppong

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Divorce Petition / Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the marriage between the petitioner and respondent has broken down beyond reconciliation

Ratio Decidendi

For a continuous period of ten years preceding the petition, the parties had not lived as man and wife and all attempts at reconciliation had failed, thus the marriage has broken down beyond reconciliation.

Court Disposition

petition for divorce granted

Orders

  • Decree for dissolution of the marriage celebrated between the petitioner and respondent on 12th November, 1999 at the Full Gospel Church, Tema.
  • The parties shall present the original copy of the marriage certificate to the registrar of the court and the registrar shall cancel the original copy of the marriage certificate number ROM/368/2016.