Asare Vrs Aklasu [2023] GHADC 184 (20 January 2023)

Asare Vrs Aklasu [2023] GHADC 184 (20 January 2023)

The evidence led by the petitioner established that the marriage had broken down beyond reconciliation due to unreasonable behaviour and inability to reconcile differences, satisfying the statutory grounds for divorce.

Citation
Asare Vrs Aklasu [2023] GHADC 184 (20 January 2023)
Parties
Petitioner: Bismark Asare; Respondent: Valentina Aklasu
Court
ghadc
Jurisdiction
Ghana
Judgment Date
20 January 2023
Procedural Posture
Divorce Petition / Final Judgment
Outcome
petition granted; marriage dissolved
Legal Topics
Divorce, Breakdown of Marriage, Unreasonable Behaviour
Source Language
eng
Family Law Divorce Breakdown of Marriage Unreasonable Behaviour

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Parties

Bismark Asare

Petitioner

Valentina Aklasu

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Divorce Petition / Final Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the marriage between the parties has broken down beyond reconciliation under Section 2 of the Matrimonial Causes Act, 1971 (Act 367)

Ratio Decidendi

The evidence led by the petitioner established that the marriage had broken down beyond reconciliation due to unreasonable behaviour and inability to reconcile differences, satisfying the statutory grounds for divorce.

Court Disposition

petition granted; marriage dissolved

Orders

  • marriage between the parties is dissolved
  • no order as to costs