Ghana Case Law

REPUBLIC VRS BONNY (UE/BG/DC/B18/37/2024)

REPUBLIC VRS BONNY (UE/BG/DC/B18/37/2024) [2025] GHACA 8 (26 February 2025)

Court

Court of Appeal

Case number

UE/BG/DC/B18/37/2024

The accused, a police officer, absented himself from duty without authority for over five months, failed to provide any credible evidence or medical certificate to substantiate his claim of illness, and did not call the alleged treating herbalist as a witness. The prosecution proved all elements of desertion beyond reasonable doubt, and the accused's explanation was not reasonably probable. He is found guilty of desertion under section 24(1) of the Police Service Act, 1970 (Act 350).

Source excerpt

• Desertion
• Burden of proof
• Sentencing
• Police disciplinary procedure

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AVEDZI VRS AVEDZI (G/WJ/DG/A4/65/23)

AVEDZI VRS AVEDZI (G/WJ/DG/A4/65/23) [2024] GHADC 135 (27 February 2024)

Court

ghadc

The District Court at Weija dissolved the marriage of Agnes Adeti Avedzi and Amos Kofi Avedzi after finding the marriage had broken down beyond reconciliation.

• Divorce
• Matrimonial causes
• Breakdown of marriage
• Unreasonable behaviour
• Desertion
• Family-law

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OPAREBEA VRS ARYEE (G/WJ/DG/A4/104/23)

OPAREBEA VRS ARYEE (G/WJ/DG/A4/104/23) [2024] GHADC 134 (27 February 2024)

Court

ghadc

The District Court at Weija dissolved a marriage after finding it had broken down beyond reconciliation, with the petitioner failing to prove unreasonable conduct by the respondent.

• Divorce
• Matrimonial causes
• Desertion
• Unreasonable behaviour
• Matrimonial-causes
• Unreasonable-behaviour

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BOIQUAYE VRS BUTON (A8/34/22)

BOIQUAYE VRS BUTON (A8/34/22) [2024] GHADC 49 (23 February 2024)

Court

ghadc

Divorce petition granted after the court found the marriage had broken down beyond reconciliation through the petitioner’s desertion. Custody, maintenance, and alimony orders were also made.

• Divorce
• Custody
• Maintenance
• Alimony
• Child welfare
• Child-custody

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TAWIAH VRS ASARE (G/WJ/DG/A4/107/23)

TAWIAH VRS ASARE (G/WJ/DG/A4/107/23) [2024] GHADC 138 (13 February 2024)

Court

ghadc

The district court dissolved the parties’ ordinance marriage, finding it had broken down beyond reconciliation after the petitioner left the matrimonial home in January 2022.

• Divorce
• Custody
• Maintenance
• Matrimonial property
• Family-law
• Matrimonial-causes-act

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KYERE VRS KWAA (C4/10/2023)

KYERE VRS KWAA (C4/10/2023) [2024] GHACC 102 (2 February 2024)

Court

ghacc

A Circuit Court dissolved an ordinance marriage after finding the respondent had deserted the matrimonial home for about eight years and the marriage had broken down beyond reconciliation.

• Divorce
• Matrimonial causes
• Desertion
• Breakdown of marriage
• Family-law
• Matrimonial-causes

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SOSU VRS SOSU (SOSU)

SOSU VRS SOSU (SOSU) [2024] GHACC 39 (30 January 2024)

Court

ghacc

The Respondent deserted the marriage for nine years, satisfying statutory grounds for dissolution under Act 367; both parties consented to divorce.

Source excerpt

• Divorce
• Marriage dissolution
• Desertion
• Separation

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AWUAH VRS LAMPTEY (A8/34/23)

AWUAH VRS LAMPTEY (A8/34/23) [2023] GHADC 924 (15 December 2023)

Court

District Court

Case number

A8/34/23

The petitioner proved that the respondent deserted him for over two years, with intention to desert and without his consent after he requested her return. The marriage has broken down beyond reconciliation and is dissolved. Custody of the children is granted to the petitioner, with reasonable access to the respondent.

Source excerpt

• Divorce
• Custody
• Maintenance
• Desertion

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ROCKSON VRS ROCKSON (A8/219/23)

ROCKSON VRS ROCKSON (A8/219/23) [2023] GHADC 908 (8 December 2023)

Court

District Court

Case number

A8/219/23

The District Court dissolved the Rocksons’ marriage after finding it had broken down beyond reconciliation and that the respondent established desertion.

• Divorce
• Matrimonial causes
• Desertion
• Breakdown of marriage
• Family-law
• Matrimonial-causes

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DADZIE VRS ODURO (C5/27/2024)

DADZIE VRS ODURO (C5/27/2024) [2023] GHACC 702 (8 December 2023)

Court

Circuit Court

Case number

C5/27/2024

The Circuit Court dissolved the parties’ Ordinance Marriage, finding it had broken down beyond reconciliation due to desertion, separation since 2018, and irreconcilable differences.

• Dissolution of marriage
• Matrimonial causes
• Desertion
• Irreconcilable differences
• Dissolution-of-marriage
• Matrimonial-causes

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