REGISTRATION OF MARRIAGE
Marriage Registration
- 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)
Filing of Customary Marriage Registration/Dissolution
Requirements
Filing for the Registration/Dissolution of Customary Marriage shall be accompanied by a Statutory Declaration indicating the following;
- Names of the Parties to the marriage
- Places of residence of the Parties at the time of the marriage/dissolution of the marriage
- Date and place of the marriage/dissolution of the marriage
- The Statutory Declaration should be supported/signed by the parents of the couple OR family representatives standing in loco parentis to the couple
- Photocopies of valid ID cards of the Parties as well as Parents/Family Representatives attesting to the Statutory Declaration
- After receipt of a notice/application for the registration/dissolution of Customary Marriage, the Marriage Registry shall publish the notice on the Assembly’s notice board for 28 days. This is to allow any person/persons who knows of any cause or valid reason why the Registrar should not register the marriage to file an objection.
- The marriage/dissolution shall duly be registered in the Customary Marriage Register of the Assembly after 1. and 2. have been satisfied.
