Matrimonial Causes Act, 1971 🇬🇭

Ghana 390 Citing Cases

Republic of Ghana

The three hundred and sixty-seventh

Act

of the parliament of the republic of ghana

entitled

Matrimonial Causes Act, 1971

Published by Government Gazette on 7 November 1971
Assented to on 7 November 1971
Commenced on 7 November 1971

AN ACT to provide for matrimonial causes and for other matters connected therewith.

Part ONE – Divorce

1. Petition for divorce

(1)A petition for divorce may be presented to the Court by either party to a marriage.

(2)The sole ground for granting a petition for divorce shall be that the marriage has broken down beyond reconciliation.

2. Proof of breakdown of marriage

(1)For the purpose of showing that the marriage has broken down beyond reconciliation the petitioner shall satisfy the Court of one or more of the following facts:

(a)that the respondent has committed adultery and that by reason of the adultery the petitioner finds it intolerable to live with the respondent;

(b)that the respondent has behaved in a way that the petitioner cannot reasonably be e…

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