POKU VRS OWUSU (A4/01/2024) [2023] GHADC 807 (30 November 2023)

POKU VRS OWUSU (A4/01/2024) [2023] GHADC 807 (30 November 2023)

The petitioner’s evidence that the respondent returned customary marriage drinks, refused reconciliation, and expressed disinterest in the marriage was uncontroverted. The marriage has broken down beyond reconciliation under Section 2(1)(f) of Act 367.

Citation
[2023] GHADC 807
Parties
Petitioner: Kwaku Poku; Respondent: Tracey Owusu
Court
District Court
Jurisdiction
Ghana
Judgment Date
30 November 2023
Case Number
A4/01/2024
Procedural Posture
Divorce Petition / Final Judgment
Outcome
petition granted; marriage dissolved
Legal Topics
Dissolution of Marriage, Matrimonial Causes, Uncontested Divorce
Source Language
English
Family Law Dissolution of Marriage Matrimonial Causes Uncontested Divorce

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Parties

Kwaku Poku

Petitioner

Tracey Owusu

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 petitioner’s evidence that the respondent returned customary marriage drinks, refused reconciliation, and expressed disinterest in the marriage was uncontroverted. The marriage has broken down beyond reconciliation under Section 2(1)(f) of Act 367.

Court Disposition

petition granted; marriage dissolved

Orders

  • The marriage celebrated on 6th November, 2020 is dissolved under Section 2(1)(f) of the Matrimonial Causes Act, 1971 (Act 367).
  • No order as to costs.