KUMAH

Interim Decision #2997 MATTER OF KUMAH In Visa Petition Proceedings A-20106357 Decided by Board October 15, 1985 (1) A court decree confirming a nonjudicial divorce under Ghanaian customary law issued by an appropriate Ghanaian court is accepted as evidence both that a cus- tomary marriage was dissolved by a customary divorce and that the customary divorce is regarded as valid by the Ghanaian Government. (2) A Ghanaian court decree which either grants or confirms a Ghanaian customary divorce is an essential element of proof in substantiating a claimed customary di- vorce in that if the…