Mensah Vrs Ebenezer [2023] GHADC 374 (13 July 2023)
The petitioner admitted to adultery, the parties have lived apart for over two years, and all reconciliation efforts have failed. The marriage has therefore broken down beyond reconciliation as per Act 367.
- Citation
- [2023] GHADC 374
- Parties
- Petitioner: Mavis Mensah; Respondent: Tetteh Ebenezer
- Court
- District Court
- Jurisdiction
- Ghana
- Judgment Date
- 13 July 2023
- Procedural Posture
- Divorce Petition / Judgment
- Outcome
- petition granted; marriage dissolved
- Legal Topics
- Divorce, Child Custody, Alimony, Maintenance
- Source Language
- English
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Parties
Mavis Mensah
Petitioner
Tetteh Ebenezer
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Divorce Petition / Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the marriage has broken down beyond reconciliation
Ratio Decidendi
The petitioner admitted to adultery, the parties have lived apart for over two years, and all reconciliation efforts have failed. The marriage has therefore broken down beyond reconciliation as per Act 367.
Court Disposition
petition granted; marriage dissolved
Orders
- Respondent to pay alimony of GH₵ 4,000.00 to the petitioner.
- Custody of the two children granted to the petitioner with reasonable access to the respondent on weekends and school holidays.
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