BOATENG VRS SRABIE (DM/0008/2023) [2023] GHAHC 455 (9 October 2023)

BOATENG VRS SRABIE (DM/0008/2023) [2023] GHAHC 455 (9 October 2023)

The parties have not lived as husband and wife for a continuous period of about sixteen years immediately preceding the petition, and the Respondent consents to the dissolution. This satisfies Section 2(1)(e) of Act 367, establishing that the marriage has broken down beyond reconciliation.

Citation
[2023] GHAHC 455
Parties
Petitioner: Kwasi Mfum Boateng; Respondent: Vida Srabie
Court
High Court
Jurisdiction
Ghana
Judgment Date
9 October 2023
Case Number
DM/0008/2023
Procedural Posture
Divorce / Final Judgment
Outcome
petition granted; marriage dissolved
Legal Topics
Dissolution of Marriage, Matrimonial Causes, Terms of Settlement
Source Language
English
Family Law Dissolution of Marriage Matrimonial Causes Terms of Settlement

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Parties

Kwasi Mfum Boateng

Petitioner

Vida Srabie

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Divorce / Final Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the marriage between the parties has broken down beyond reconciliation

Ratio Decidendi

The parties have not lived as husband and wife for a continuous period of about sixteen years immediately preceding the petition, and the Respondent consents to the dissolution. This satisfies Section 2(1)(e) of Act 367, establishing that the marriage has broken down beyond reconciliation.

Court Disposition

petition granted; marriage dissolved

Orders

  • The marriage celebrated between the Petitioner and Respondent on 10th April, 2004 in Accra is dissolved.
  • The marriage certificate is cancelled forthwith.