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Family law [2025] GHADC 62

Forson v Forson (A4/05/2024)

Forson v Forson (A4/05/2024) [2025] GHADC 62 (22 January 2025)

The marriage has broken down beyond reconciliation due to unreasonable behaviour, including lack of maintenance and alleged insults and assault, and the parties have lived separately since 2022 with failed reconciliation attempts.

  • Divorce
  • Custody
  • Maintenance
  • Ancillary reliefs
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Family law [2025] GHADC 65

Forson v Forson (A4/05/2024)

Forson v Forson (A4/05/2024) [2025] GHADC 65 (22 January 2025)

The court dissolved the parties’ ordinance marriage for breakdown beyond reconciliation, finding unreasonable behaviour and adopting settlement terms on custody and support.

  • Divorce
  • Custody
  • Maintenance
  • Ancillary reliefs
  • Child-custody
  • Child-maintenance
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Family law KYEREMAH VRS ARHIN (C4/01/2015) [2024] GHACC 103 (27 February 2024)

KYEREMAH VRS ARHIN (C4/01/2015)

KYEREMAH VRS ARHIN (C4/01/2015) [2024] GHACC 103 (27 February 2024)

Customary marriage dissolved for irreconcilable differences; petitioner awarded 40% of a house, alimony refused, and the respondent’s cross-petition dismissed.

  • Customary marriage dissolution
  • Division of property
  • Alimony
  • Ancillary reliefs
  • Customary-marriage-dissolution
  • Property-division
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Family law GAVU VRS GAVU (C5/11/2024) [2024] GHACC 162 (16 February 2024)

GAVU VRS GAVU (C5/11/2024)

GAVU VRS GAVU (C5/11/2024) [2024] GHACC 162 (16 February 2024)

The Circuit Court in Accra dissolved the parties’ marriage after finding it had broken down beyond reconciliation and adopted agreed ancillary reliefs.

  • Divorce
  • Custody
  • Maintenance
  • Ancillary reliefs
  • Family-law
  • Consent-judgment
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Family law NUNOO VRS KUMESI (A4/ 121/ 2022) [2024] GHADC 171 (13 February 2024)

NUNOO VRS KUMESI (A4/ 121/ 2022)

NUNOO VRS KUMESI (A4/ 121/ 2022) [2024] GHADC 171 (13 February 2024)

The court dissolved a customary marriage after finding irretrievable breakdown on unchallenged evidence, and adopted agreed ancillary reliefs as consent judgment.

  • Dissolution of marriage
  • Customary marriage
  • Ancillary reliefs
  • Child custody
  • Maintenance
  • Family-law
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Family law MOHAMMED VRS SULEMANA (C5/93/23) [2024] GHACC 45 (19 January 2024)

MOHAMMED VRS SULEMANA (C5/93/23)

MOHAMMED VRS SULEMANA (C5/93/23) [2024] GHACC 45 (19 January 2024)

The Circuit Court in Tema dissolved a marriage after finding irreconcilable differences under the Matrimonial Causes Act and adopted the parties’ settlement terms.

  • Divorce
  • Matrimonial property
  • Ancillary reliefs
  • Maintenance
  • Settlement
  • Irreconcilable-differences
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Family law KANGAH VRS DAGADU (C5/109/2023) [2024] GHACC 148 (5 January 2024)

KANGAH VRS DAGADU (C5/109/2023)

KANGAH VRS DAGADU (C5/109/2023) [2024] GHACC 148 (5 January 2024)

The Circuit Court in Accra dissolved the marriage, granted custody to the petitioner, and ordered child maintenance of GHc800 monthly.

  • Divorce
  • Child custody
  • Child maintenance
  • Ancillary reliefs
  • Child-custody
  • Child-maintenance
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Family law [2023] GHADC 989

AMPONG VRS OPPONG (A4/32/23)

AMPONG VRS OPPONG (A4/32/23) [2023] GHADC 989 (21 December 2023)

The District Court at Akim Oda dissolved an Ordinance marriage after finding it had broken down beyond reconciliation and adopted the parties’ CCADR settlement.

  • Divorce
  • Matrimonial property
  • Ancillary reliefs
  • Family-law
  • Matrimonial-cause
  • Ancillary-relief
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Family law [2023] GHADC 876

PANYIN VRS OBREMPONG (A4/64/22)

PANYIN VRS OBREMPONG (A4/64/22) [2023] GHADC 876 (18 December 2023)

The District Court dissolved the marriage of Samuel Asamoah Panyin and Georgina Abbey Obrempong, finding irreconcilable differences over childbirth.

  • Divorce
  • Breakdown of marriage
  • Burden of proof
  • Ancillary reliefs
  • Breakdown-of-marriage
  • Burden-of-proof
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Family law [2023] GHACC 658

GYAMFI VRS GYAMFI (C5/05/2023)

GYAMFI VRS GYAMFI (C5/05/2023) [2023] GHACC 658 (13 December 2023)

The marriage has broken down beyond reconciliation as the parties have not lived together as husband and wife for over two years, have irreconcilable differences, and both seek dissolution. Neither party proved allegations of unreasonable behaviour or adultery during the ordinance marriage. The legal threshold for dissolution under Act 367 is met.

  • Divorce
  • Dissolution of marriage
  • Matrimonial property
  • Ancillary reliefs
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