Family law practitioners in Ghana have received from the Supreme Court two (2) premature Christmas gifts in the form of Ayishetu Abdul Kadiri v. Abdul Dwamenah (J4/36/2024) [2025] GHASC 16 (delivered in March 2025) and Mrs. Abena Pokua v. Yaw Kwakye (J4/17/2025) [2025] GHASC 45 (delivered in July 2025). These premature gifts in the form...
Where the marriage is not registered within the prescribed one week period, or where the attendance of any of the persons whose signature is necessary to complete the registration process cannot be procured, the High Court may extend the time for registration, and/or dispense with the signature of any of the prescribed persons, upon an ex parte application made to that Court.