HUGHES VRS THOMPSON (DM/0505/2021) [2023] GHAHC 451 (30 October 2023)

HUGHES VRS THOMPSON (DM/0505/2021) [2023] GHAHC 451 (30 October 2023)

The marriage is dissolved as the parties have not lived as husband and wife for eight years and have been unable to reconcile their differences, satisfying sections 2(1)(d) and 2(1)(f) of Act 367.

Citation
[2023] GHAHC 451
Parties
Petitioner: Edith Aba Hughes; Respondent: Robert G. Thompson
Court
High Court
Jurisdiction
Ghana
Judgment Date
30 October 2023
Case Number
DM/0505/2021
Procedural Posture
Divorce Petition / Judgment
Outcome
Petition granted; marriage dissolved.
Legal Topics
Divorce, Dissolution of Marriage, Matrimonial Causes
Source Language
English
Family Law Divorce Dissolution of Marriage Matrimonial Causes

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Parties

Edith Aba Hughes

Petitioner

Robert G. Thompson

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Divorce Petition / Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the marriage between the parties has broken down beyond reconciliation

Ratio Decidendi

The marriage is dissolved as the parties have not lived as husband and wife for eight years and have been unable to reconcile their differences, satisfying sections 2(1)(d) and 2(1)(f) of Act 367.

Court Disposition

Petition granted; marriage dissolved.

Orders

  • The marriage celebrated between the parties on 5th June, 2008 is dissolved forthwith.
  • The Marriage Certificate is cancelled.