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Techiman court awards GHC10,000 against policewoman for breach of promise to marry
The court held, per the evidence on record, that both parties had exchanged promises to marry.
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Wives adopting husbands’ names after marriage no longer relevant – High Court Judge
According to him, years ago, women could not own property by themselves, hence most women chose to change their names after marriage as it gave them some form of identity.
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AG directs Police CID to investigate alleged child marriage between Nungua Gborbu Wulomo and 12-year-old
In a letter addressed to Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP) Faustina A.K. Andoh-Kwofie, the Director-General, CID, Deputy Attorney-General, Diana Asonaba Dapaah said should the allegations turn out true, her Office would prosecute the mat...
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Courts
Allow your ex-husband to rename child - Sekondi court orders woman
"I order that petitioner is at liberty to name the child of the marriage by performing a naming ceremony and/or ensuring that the name given to the child is captured in her (child’s) records," the court held.
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Why lawyer wants only husbands’ property but not wives’ shared during divorce
According to him, this is one of the surest ways to save most marriages ‘which are tearing apart just because of issues of who is entitled to what.'
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Repeated use of derogatory words against husband amounts to cruelty: India Court upholds dissolution of marriage
The court upheld the findings of the family court which observed that the husband was treated with cruelty by the wife and that she used to abuse him and his parents in filthy language.
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Supreme Court News
Requirement of Part 3 of CAP 127: Many women remain unmarried – Ampomah tells SC
According to him, if such a person renounces his Christian faith in favor of Islam and becomes eligible to marry more than one wife, any subsequent marriage is deemed illegal, null and void
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Supreme Court News
Equitable distribution of marital property not cast in stone – SC affirms in Adjei v Adjei
This was the court's decision in an appeal filed by Gifty Esinam Adjei in a divorce petition seeking among other things, an order for the dissolution of her ordinance marriage.
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Non-passage of Property Rights of Spouses Bill whittling away gains from Mensah v Mensah - Justice Dotse
Article 22 (3) requires spouses to have equal access to property jointly acquired during the marriage and for matrimonial property to be equitably distributed between the spouses upon the termination of the marriage.
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1 out of 4 marriages registered at AMA last year dissolved
A total of 79 customary marriages were dissolved at the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) in 2021.
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Your marriage risks being declared null & void if-Marriage Officer
“You may have observed that some marriages are done at event centres, hotels, and recreational centers,”
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Africa
Agnes Sithole: The woman who fought South Africa’s sexist marriage laws
We knew that the law had changed and thought it had changed for everyone,” recalls Agnes. “[Later], when I realised that the law had cheated me, that’s when I realised that I would have to fight this.”
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Asia
Obtaining consent for sex on false promise of marriage should be punishable-Indian High Court
Dismissing the plea of the accused, the court also observed that till a law to protect the victim of such deception was framed, the court should take into consideration the social reality and continue giving protection to such women who suf...
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Chief Imam’s spokesperson commends Akufo-Addo for stance on same-sex marriage
The spokesperson of the National Chief Imam, Sheikh Aremeyaw Shaibu has commended President Akufo-Addo for his commitment not to legalise same-sex marriage.
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Asia
China court orders man to pay wife for housework in landmark case
A Beijing divorce court has ordered a man to compensate his wife for the housework she did during their marriage, in a landmark ruling.
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AWLA urges Parliament to pass marital property law
Speaking at a press conference in Accra, AWLA Executive Director Effiba Amihere said Parliament has failed to act despite a constitutional duty to regulate the property rights of spouses.
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Who owns your dead body? Stakeholders push for legislation to give spouses a stake
The conference, organized by MarryRight Ghana, closed with a clear message, with stakeholders calling for legislation to give the nuclear family, especially spouses, a legal stake in burial decisions.
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Justice Adjei questions legal gap between sex and marriage age
“If a person cannot marry at 16, why should they be allowed to have sex at 16?”
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Business
Most Ghanaian marriages are void-Madam Jemima Oware
According to her, most marriages are not registered with the Registrar General's Department.
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Courts
‘Forgive them; they know not the power of love’ – Court appeals to 80-year-old Prof Dominic Fobih
“We can only ask the 1st Respondent to forgive his son and nephew, for they know not the power of love,” the court said in part.
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