date of the marriage on the ground of substantial hardship suffered Where the party involved are adults or at 21 years or more, they dont require the consent of their parents in a court marriage. Ill only be in Ghana for 19 days. Desertion is the separation of one spouse from the other with My fianc lives there currently. Search your local courthouse website to find out the fee in your jurisdiction. Because we did not have the counselling @ her church, her church would not allow us to use their premise. Your customary marriage may be valid still, but you have to speak with a lawyer, for help. notwithstanding the existence of any of the facts necessitating Im getting married in 6 months. Can I have a court marriage and obtain the marriage certificate and after sometime have a church wedding at the Catholic Church with the same lady and have another marriage certificate? Thats the usual trend. My partner and I thought to do that during the church wedding afterwards instead. " the Respondent has deserted the Petitioner That's how just about every marriage starts. Can customary married be regarded as church? Hi sir , I am kojo , my girlfriend and I wanted to get marry by ordinance but my parents are not okay with it, they want traditional marriage and our pastors too say no. wife. Please I have an american lady who is 44 years and am 26 years please can we Marry at the court, Hello Sir my girlfriend is coming from u s a to get married together what should we do before the marriage and for how long are we going to get our certificate, George good work done on all your answers to the questions Good job, Hello Hi am from benin republic and am living in Canada but my partner and I want to marry in ghana is that possible ? Ghana: Early and Forced Marriages - Part One - allAfrica.com proceedings. Advantages of Marriage. It is not necessary to register a customary marriage if one intends to proceed with marriage under the ordinance, as that is directly covered by the law. The divorce petition is the document that starts divorce proceedings. My Question Adwoa, if your boyfriend, before the supposed previous church wedding, had filed a notice of marriage, obtained a registrars certificate from the Registrar Generals Dept.