OSEI VRS ADONTENG (C5/268/2023) [2024] GHACC 153 (1 March 2024)
The marriage has broken down beyond reconciliation as both parties have not lived together since 2021, reconciliation efforts have failed, and both agree the marriage cannot continue. The court is satisfied that the statutory ground under section 2(1)(f) of Act 367 is met, warranting dissolution.
- Citation
- OSEI VRS ADONTENG (C5/268/2023) [2024] GHACC 153 (1 March 2024)
- Parties
- Petitioner: Elizabeth Osei; Respondent: William Adonteng Camara
- Court
- ghacc
- Jurisdiction
- Ghana
- Judgment Date
- 1 March 2024
- Procedural Posture
- Divorce Petition / Judgment
- Outcome
- Marriage dissolved
- Legal Topics
- Divorce, Breakdown of Marriage, Unreasonable Behaviour, Reconciliation
- Source Language
- eng
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Parties
Elizabeth Osei
Petitioner
William Adonteng Camara
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Divorce Petition / Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the marriage between the parties has broken down beyond reconciliation under the Matrimonial Causes Act, 1971 (Act 367)
- 2 Whether the petitioner has established unreasonable behaviour as a ground for dissolution
Ratio Decidendi
The marriage has broken down beyond reconciliation as both parties have not lived together since 2021, reconciliation efforts have failed, and both agree the marriage cannot continue. The court is satisfied that the statutory ground under section 2(1)(f) of Act 367 is met, warranting dissolution.
Court Disposition
Marriage dissolved
Orders
- The marriage celebrated between the parties on 8th March 2014 at Kingdom Gospel Ambassadors Chapel, Accra is dissolved as of 1st March 2024.
- No order as to cost.
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