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ABDUL LATIF
V.
PEGGY RHUE

(2016) JELR 107477 (HC)

High Court 26 Jul 2016 Ghana
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- The court dissolved the marriage on grounds that it had broken down beyond reconciliation under s.2(1)(a) of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1971 (Act 367), citing irreconcilable differences and mutual consent, despite unproven adultery allega

Case Details

Suit Number:SUIT NO. DM/0001/2016
Judges:CECILIA DON-CHEBE AGBEVEY J.
Counsel:GEORGE AGBEKO FOR THE PETITIONER; RESPONDENT.

JUDGMENT

AGBEVEY J.

The Petitioner and the Respondent were married under the Marriage  Ordinance (Cap 127) (1951 Rev.) at the Accra Metropolitan Assembly on the 7th day of June 2012. The parties live in Germany. 

The Petitioner is a Ghanaian whilst the Respondent is a German citizen  domiciled in Germany. There is no is issue of the marriage. 

Per the petition filed on the 4th day of January 2016, the Petitioner is praying the  Court for the following reliefs: 

a. That the said marriage be dissolved. 

b. Further or other reliefs as the Court may deem fit. 

The Petitioner was represented by his lawful attorney, Inusah Mohammed who gave evidence on his behalf. In his evidence-in-chief, the attorney tendered a Power of Attorney from the Petitioner which was admitted in evidence as  EXHIBIT ‘A’. He also tendered the marriage certificate evidencing the parties’ marriage which was admitted in evidence as EXHIBIT ‘B’. The Petitioner’s  Attorney testified that the Respondent who lives on governme…

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