AGYEKUM VRS HUANG (G/WJ/DG/A4/103/23) [2023] GHADC 1036 (24 October 2023)

AGYEKUM VRS HUANG (G/WJ/DG/A4/103/23) [2023] GHADC 1036 (24 October 2023)

The marriage is dissolved because the parties have not lived as husband and wife for a continuous period of five years, which satisfies the statutory ground for irretrievable breakdown of marriage under the Matrimonial Causes Act.

Citation
[2023] GHADC 1036
Parties
Petitioner: Frank Agyekum; Respondent: Sarah Huang
Court
District Court
Jurisdiction
Ghana
Judgment Date
24 October 2023
Case Number
G/WJ/DG/A4/103/23
Procedural Posture
Divorce Petition / Final Judgment
Outcome
petition for divorce granted
Legal Topics
Divorce, Breakdown of Marriage, Matrimonial Causes
Source Language
English
Family Law Divorce Breakdown of Marriage Matrimonial Causes

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Parties

Frank Agyekum

Petitioner

Sarah Huang

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Divorce Petition / Final Judgment

Legal Issues

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

Ratio Decidendi

The marriage is dissolved because the parties have not lived as husband and wife for a continuous period of five years, which satisfies the statutory ground for irretrievable breakdown of marriage under the Matrimonial Causes Act.

Court Disposition

petition for divorce granted

Orders

  • The ordinance marriage between Frank Agyekum and Sarah Huang is dissolved.
  • The marriage certificate is to be cancelled.