Ghana: Divorce

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.

The Matrimonial Causes Act, 1971 (Act 367), governs the current law on divorce in Ghana.

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).