“Infact the danger is that a lot of marriages that has already taken place, may not be marriages at all in law”, he said. Types of legal marriages in GhanaIn accordance with the Marriages Act, 1884-1985 (CAP 127) there are three types of marriages in Ghana; namely, the Islamic Marriage, Customary law marriage and the Christian Marriage. There was no evidence that the ceremony complied with the mandatory provisions of the Marriage Ordinance, Cap. That the legal effect of the church ceremony did not constitute a marriage under the Marriage Ordinance but a marriage blessed by the church. 127; neither were they asked to sign a marriage certificate nor was a certificate given to them as required by section 34 and 35 of Cap.

Source: GhanaWeb September 09, 2016 16:41 UTC