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Marriage Registration<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are three types of marriages in Ghana which are regulated by law. They are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ordinance Marriage; regulated by Marriage Ordinance (CAP 127)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Customary Marriage; regulated by Customary Marriage and Divorce (Registration) Law 1985 (PNDCL<\/p>\n\n\n\n

112)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mohammedan Marriage; regulated by Marriage of Mohammedans (CAP 129)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Requirements for the registration of Ordinance Marriage<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photocopies and originals of valid ID cards of parties (Ghana Card\/ Passport\/ Drivers\u2019 License etc.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Consent Letter is required if one party is not present at the time of the filing\/registration of the<\/p>\n\n\n\n

marriage as proof of consent to the intended marriage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Copies of Divorce Certificates of a Party\/Parties who have been married before in the past should be<\/p>\n\n\n\n

submitted during the filing\/registration of the marriage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Foreigners who intend to register their marriage with the Assembly should have resided in the Country<\/p>\n\n\n\n

for at least 14 days prior to the filing\/ registration of the marriage. They are also required to submit a<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Resident Permit to the Marriage Registry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ordinance Marriage registration process<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Parties to the marriage must file a notice of marriage at the Marriage Registry 21 days prior to the<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Signing of the Marriage Certificate. The following information is required;<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Names of Parties to the marriage<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Occupation of Parties to the marriage<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Places of Residence of Parties to the marriage<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Condition of Parties to the marriage (Single\/ Divorced\/ Widowed)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fathers\u2019 names and occupations of Parties to the marriage<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After filing the notice of marriage, the Marriage Registry shall publish names of the Parties on the<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Assembly\u2019s\u2019 notice board to inform the general public of the intended marriage and allow<\/p>\n\n\n\n

person\/persons who knows of any cause why the marriage should not be registered to raise a caveat<\/p>\n\n\n\n

against the issuance of the marriage certificate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Marriage Registry proceeds to register the marriage on a scheduled date and time if no caveat is<\/p>\n\n\n\n

raised against the intended marriage. (Kindly note that if the Marriage Certificate is not signed after 3<\/p>\n\n\n\n

months of filing the notice of marriage, the Parties will be required to refile the notice as it would have<\/p>\n\n\n\n

expired)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MARRIAGE REGISTRATION<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 2 Parties together with 2 Witnesses each are required to be present to sign the Marriage Certificate<\/p>\n\n\n\n

on the scheduled date and time after which the Marriage Certificate is presented to the Parties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Filing of Customary Marriage Registration\/Dissolution<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Requirements<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Filing for the Registration\/Dissolution of Customary Marriage shall be accompanied by a Statutory<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Declaration indicating the following;<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Names of the Parties to the marriage<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Places of residence of the Parties at the time of the marriage\/dissolution of the marriage<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Date and place of the marriage\/dissolution of the marriage<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Statutory Declaration should be supported\/signed by the parents of the couple OR family<\/p>\n\n\n\n

representatives standing in loco parentis to the couple<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photocopies of valid ID cards of the Parties as well as Parents\/Family Representatives attesting to the<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Statutory Declaration<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After receipt of a notice\/application for the registration\/dissolution of Customary Marriage, the<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marriage Registry shall publish the notice on the Assembly\u2019s notice board for 28 days. This is to allow<\/p>\n\n\n\n

any person\/persons who knows of any cause or valid reason why the Registrar should not register the<\/p>\n\n\n\n

marriage to file an objection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The marriage\/dissolution shall duly be registered in the Customary Marriage Register of the Assembly<\/p>\n\n\n\n

after 1. and 2. have been satisfied.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For further enquiries, kindly contact the Marriage Registry of the Ablekuma West Municipal Assembly on the following<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Marriage Registration There are three types of marriages in Ghana which are regulated by law. They are: Ordinance Marriage; regulated by Marriage Ordinance (CAP 127) Customary Marriage; regulated by Customary Marriage and Divorce (Registration) Law 1985 (PNDCL 112) Mohammedan Marriage; regulated by Marriage of Mohammedans (CAP 129) Requirements for the registration of Ordinance Marriage Photocopies […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1459","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"featured_image_src":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abwma.gov.gh\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1459","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abwma.gov.gh\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abwma.gov.gh\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abwma.gov.gh\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abwma.gov.gh\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1459"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abwma.gov.gh\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1459\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1463,"href":"https:\/\/abwma.gov.gh\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1459\/revisions\/1463"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abwma.gov.gh\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1459"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}