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.

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. The law provides that, a petition for divorce may be presented to the court by either party to a marriage.

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.

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

Marriage, while celebrated as a union of companionship, love and commitment is also a legal institution governed by specific laws. In Ghana, the Marriages Act 1884 – 1985...

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).

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.