CYNTHIA QUARTEY VRS SOLOMON ODIKRO (A4/73/2021) [2024] GHACC 97 (5 April 2024)
The petitioner failed to prove to the satisfaction of the court that the marriage had broken down beyond reconciliation as required by law; insufficient evidence was provided regarding allegations of violence, desertion, and efforts at reconciliation.
- Citation
- CYNTHIA QUARTEY VRS SOLOMON ODIKRO (A4/73/2021) [2024] GHACC 97 (5 April 2024)
- Parties
- Petitioner: Cynthia Quartey; Respondent: Solomon Odikro
- Court
- ghacc
- Jurisdiction
- Ghana
- Judgment Date
- 5 April 2024
- Procedural Posture
- Matrimonial Cause (divorce) / Judgment
- Outcome
- petition dismissed
- Legal Topics
- Divorce, Custody, Maintenance, Matrimonial Property
- Source Language
- eng
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Parties
Cynthia Quartey
Petitioner
Solomon Odikro
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Matrimonial Cause (divorce) / Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the marriage between the parties has broken down beyond reconciliation under the Matrimonial Causes Act, 1971 (Act 367)
- 2 Whether the petitioner is entitled to custody of the child and maintenance
- 3 Whether the respondent is entitled to distribution of matrimonial property
Ratio Decidendi
The petitioner failed to prove to the satisfaction of the court that the marriage had broken down beyond reconciliation as required by law; insufficient evidence was provided regarding allegations of violence, desertion, and efforts at reconciliation.
Court Disposition
petition dismissed
Orders
- Petition for divorce dismissed
- Claim for distribution of matrimonial property dismissed
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