Tetteh Vrs Acquah [2022] GHADC 109 (24 November 2022)

The marriage has broken down beyond reconciliation due to the Respondent's adultery, assault, and the parties living apart for over two years, with failed reconciliation efforts by both families.

Citation: [2022] GHADC 109
Parties: Petitioner: Comfort Tetteh; Respondent: Samuel Agyei Acquah
Court: District Court
Jurisdiction: Ghana
Judgment Date: 24 November 2022
Procedural Posture: Divorce Petition / Judgment
Outcome: Petition for divorce granted; marriage dissolved.
Legal Topics: Divorce, Adultery, Desertion, Breakdown of Marriage
Source Language: English

Family Law Divorce Adultery Desertion Breakdown of Marriage

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Parties

Comfort Tetteh

Petitioner

Samuel Agyei Acquah

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Divorce Petition / Judgment

Legal Issues

1 Whether the marriage has broken down beyond reconciliation

Ratio Decidendi

The marriage has broken down beyond reconciliation due to the Respondent's adultery, assault, and the parties living apart for over two years, with failed reconciliation efforts by both families.

Court Disposition

Petition for divorce granted; marriage dissolved.

Orders

The Ordinance Marriage with Certificate NO. DC/AM/A4/452/18 between Comfort Tetteh and Samuel Agyei Acquah is dissolved.
No order as to compensation or distribution of property.