Area Handbook for Ghana describes the grounds for divorce as well as the various kinds of divorce in Ghana (1971, 115-119). For the details, please refer to the attachment. The DIRB is unable to corroborate this information at the present time. Also, information concerning any amendments to the Marriage Ordinance is unavailable among the sources consulted by the DIRB.

This response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find attached the list of sources consulted in researching this response.

Area Handbook for Ghana. 1971. Edited by Irving Kaplan. Washington, DC: American University, pp. 114-119.
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Area Handbook for Ghana. 1971. Edited by Irving Kaplan. Washington, DC: American University, pp. 114-119.

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Oral sources.