FLAW 483 — Family Law I

Law · University of Ghana

Applicable Law. Regimes of law governing marriage and domestic relations in Ghana. The Family: Contracts to marry; common law and customary law. The contract of Marriage under the Marriage Ordinance; Formalities; Capacity; Void and Voidable Marriages. Legal effects of Converture; consortum, separation, maintenance. Husband and Wife. Termination of Marriage; Grounds for divorce Customary Marriage: formalities, incidents, legal effect of coverture. Role of family in customary marriage. Dissolution of marriage.

Credits: 3
Level: Level 400
Semester: Semester One

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Course details from University of Ghana Volume 2 Handbook for the Bachelor's Degree: Course Descriptions for Programmes in the Humanities (2017).