Dela Ama Segbefia Vrs Steve Dzifa Grey [2023] GHACC 485 (16 June 2023)
The marriage has broken down beyond reconciliation due to the parties' separation for over two years and irreconcilable differences, satisfying statutory grounds for divorce.
- Citation
- [2023] GHACC 485
- Parties
- Petitioner: Dela Ama Segbefia; Respondent: Steve Dzifa Grey
- Court
- Circuit Court
- Jurisdiction
- Ghana
- Judgment Date
- 16 June 2023
- Procedural Posture
- Divorce Petition / Final Judgment
- Outcome
- petition granted; marriage dissolved
- Legal Topics
- Divorce, Matrimonial Causes, Irreconcilable Differences
- Source Language
- English
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Parties
Dela Ama Segbefia
Petitioner
Steve Dzifa Grey
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Divorce Petition / Final Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the marriage has broken down beyond reconciliation under the Matrimonial Causes Act, 1971 (Act 367)
Ratio Decidendi
The marriage has broken down beyond reconciliation due to the parties' separation for over two years and irreconcilable differences, satisfying statutory grounds for divorce.
Court Disposition
petition granted; marriage dissolved
Orders
- Registrar to issue Divorce Certificate after canceling Marriage Certificate
- No order as to costs
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