Let's talk about the Law in Ghana

  After searching the length and breadth of the world, you eventually find your soulmate, your proverbial missing rib. Together, you decide to commit to spending the rest of your lives on earth in wedlock, and let us say you are ordinarily resident in Ghana or either of the couple is Ghanaian and your desire is to be married under Ghanaian law, these are the three (3) options available to you specifically under the Marriages Act, 1884-1985, CAP. 127: Customary Marriages under Part 1 of the Marriages Act, 1884-1985 CAP. 127 Marriage of Mohammedans under Part 2 Marriage under Part 3 of the Marriages Act  CUSTOMARY MARRIAGES [Part 1 of the Marriages Act, 1884-1985] According to the law, this type of marriage is performed according to the customary law dictates of the husband-to-be and his wife-to-be. This type of marriage is a validly contracted marriage in the eyes of the law, and one does not necessarily need to convert this marriage to any of the marriages mentioned under Part...