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The dissolution of an ordinance marriage in Ghana falls under the governance of the Matrimonial Causes Act, 1971 (Act 367) and the Marriages Act, 1884-1985.
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In Ghana, the annulment of marriage is a legal process deeply rooted in the Matrimonial Causes Act, 1971 (Act 367), and the Marriages Act, 1884-1985, CAP 127.
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The Matrimonial Causes Act, 1971 (Act 367), governs the current law on divorce in Ghana.
Legalstone Solicitors
English laws on some specific subject matters were applicable in Ghana because of colonization. Thus, the England Matrimonial Causes Act, 1857 was applicable in Ghana until the promulgation of Ghana's Matrimonial Causes Act, 1971 (Act 367).
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Customary marriage may loosely be defined as a marriage contracted in accordance with the applicable customary law of the parties to the marriage.
Acheampong & Associates
Ghana recognizes three forms of marriages namely, Ordinance marriage, Mohammedan marriage, and Customary marriage. Procedures for contracting and the registration of the respective marriages...
Acheampong & Associates
Surrogacy is an arrangement where an embryo formed from an egg and sperm of persons other than a surrogate mother and their partner or husband is implanted into the surrogate.
Acheampong & Associates
A child may be parented through various means. Adoption is one such process by which a person may elect to parent a child. Whereas parenting may be considered a personal...
Acheampong & Associates
A person may file a petition for their marriage to be annulled on the grounds that the marriage is by law void or voidable. A decree of nullity, once issued, puts the parties back...
Asare Bediako & Co
A person who dies without making any Will is deemed to have died intestate. When this occurs the assets of the deceased is distributed in accordance with the applicable intestate succession laws...
Asare Bediako & Co
Letters of Administration is the legal authority given by the court to a person(s) to administer the estate of a deceased person who died without a valid will.
Legalstone Solicitors
Annulment of marriage in Ghana is grounded in law, specifically the Matrimonial Causes Act, 1971 (Act 367) and the Marriages Act, 1884-1985, CAP 127.
Legalstone Solicitors
Previously, after divorce in Ghanaian society, the wives had no entitlement and had to succumb to the principle that divorced women had no share in the property whether they contributed to its development or not.
Asare Bediako & Co
Interestingly, most people start thinking about making or execution a Will when they are old and close to their graves
Legalstone Solicitors
The Matrimonial Causes Act, 1971 (Act 367) governs the current law on divorce in Ghana. The law provides that, a petition for divorce may be presented to the court by either party to a marriage.
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