Legal Opinion
KODWO
Board of Immigration Appeals
Decided July 1, 2008No. ID 3606PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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24 I&N Dec. 479
(BIA 2008) Interim Decision #3606 Matter of Francis KODWO, Beneficiary of a visa petition filed by Idelle Monique Hamilton, Petitioner File A99 245 589 - Fairfax, Virginia Decided March 26, 2008 U.S. Department of Justice Executive Office for Immigration Review Board of Immigration Appeals While a court order remains the preferred method of establishing the dissolution of a customary tribal marriage under Ghanaian law, affidavits executed by the heads of household, i.e., the fathers of the couple, that meet specified evidentiary requirements may be sufficient to…
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