FIDA holds on marriage laws and Constitution

Nkoranza, (Brong Ahafo) 22 April

The Ghana branch of the International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) has organised a day's seminar at Nkoranza to educate people on the laws affecting families and some aspects of the 1992 Constitution. The 120 participants discussed maintenance of children, the intestate succession law, The Will Act and Marriage Law.

Miss Luch F. Arthur, co-ordinator of the seminar, advised couples to introduce their partners to their respective families for recognition. She asked couples who wish to contract their marriage through ordinance to ensure that the contract is blessed in recognised and registered churches.

Mrs. Emilia Adjapong of the Brong Ahafo regional FIDA office urged men to be loyal to their wives by performing all the necessary rites to make the marriage ideal. It is against the law for relatives of a deceased person's family to eject the surviving spouse from the late spouse's house or sleeping room and advised the people to desist from the practice.

Mrs Adjapong stressed the need for the people to prepare wills to prevent problems and confusion among family members after their death.

Miss Ursula Adjei, member of FIDA, who spoke on the maintenance of children, urged parents to provide equal opportunities in education for both male and female children.