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  MOVING A MOTION IN A GHANAIAN COURT. A MOTION is synonymous with a REQUEST/ PRAYER to the Court, thus, it ought to be made with all due REVERENCE. It should be noted that typically, before a motion is orally moved in court, the Motion Paper together with the Affidavit and Exhibits should have been filed and served on both the Court and the other party (the Respondent) in line with Natural Justice.  A motion may be on Notice (to be served on the other party) or Ex-parte (without notifying or on the blind side of the other side, typically the Respondent).   STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE ON MOVING A MOTION IN A GHANAIAN COURT: 1.     Begin by announcing your presence before the Court: Usually, the Applicant announces his or her presence first. Tell the Court your Name the right way and the Party you are representing or on whose behalf you are appearing in Court. Example: “May it please the Court, Susanette F K Simpson, for the Plaintiff/ Applicant” ...

  CUSTOMARY LAW MARRIAGE  Versus MARRIAGE UNDER PART 3 OF MARRIAGES ACT, 1885-1985 Therefore, at the appointed time, a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh” (Genesis 2:24). The time comes when a man and a woman seek to be joined as one through marriage both in the eyes of the law and the society; and when this time comes the question that arises is “ what type of marriage to contract?” This question, as simple and harmless as it is clothed, could have some dire consequences as each type of marriage contracted in Ghana has its unique features as well as implications so my word of caution to lovebirds intending to tie the knot is to “look before you leap!” Today’s discussion will be centred on the unique characteristics of a Customary law marriage and a Marriage contracted under Part 3 of the Marriages Act, 1884-1985 (CAP.127). CUSTOMARY LAW MARRIAGE IN GHANA: Just like the name suggests this form of m...