Discussions on the types of marriages celebrated in Ghana have in recent times given the impression that persons married under the ordinance have more advantages than their counterparts married under customary law. Although this assertion may be true in some very limited instances1, spousal rights under the 1992 Constitution2 and some enactments like the Matrimonial Causes Act, 1971 (Act 367), Wills Act, 1971 (Act 360)3, Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29)4 and the Intestate Succession Act, 1985 (PNDCL 111) do not discriminate against spouses under either type of marriage. It is my opinion that when it comes to the dissolution of marriages (divorce),...
