SYLVESTER VRS SYLVESTER (DM/0177/2021) [2023] GHAHC 462 (16 November 2023)

SYLVESTER VRS SYLVESTER (DM/0177/2021) [2023] GHAHC 462 (16 November 2023)

The parties have not lived as husband and wife for a continuous period of at least five years immediately preceding the petition, satisfying Section 2(1)(e) of Act 367; thus, the marriage has broken down beyond reconciliation and is dissolved.

Citation
[2023] GHAHC 462
Parties
Petitioner: Segun Stanley Sylvester; Respondent: Simisola Patience I. Sylvester
Court
High Court
Jurisdiction
Ghana
Judgment Date
16 November 2023
Case Number
DM/0177/2021
Procedural Posture
Divorce Petition / Final Judgment
Outcome
petition granted; marriage dissolved
Legal Topics
Dissolution of Marriage, Custody, Matrimonial Property, Terms of Settlement
Source Language
English
Family Law Dissolution of Marriage Custody Matrimonial Property Terms of Settlement

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Parties

Segun Stanley Sylvester

Petitioner

Simisola Patience I. Sylvester

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Divorce Petition / Final Judgment

Legal Issues

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

Ratio Decidendi

The parties have not lived as husband and wife for a continuous period of at least five years immediately preceding the petition, satisfying Section 2(1)(e) of Act 367; thus, the marriage has broken down beyond reconciliation and is dissolved.

Court Disposition

petition granted; marriage dissolved

Orders

  • Terms of Settlement adopted as Consent Judgment
  • Marriage between the parties dissolved