Supreme Court rules on third-party involvement in Ghana divorce cases

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The Supreme Court of Ghana has ruled that individuals accused of affairs in divorce cases are not automatically parties to proceedings. The apex court clarified that joinder is discretionary and only permitted if the accused raises substantial legal issues directly related to the divorce dispute. This ruling, citing the Vida Yeboah v Dr Stephen Yeboah & Mercy Agyeiwaa case, emphasizes that such individuals generally have no automatic place in divorce proceedings.


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