Ghana gets app to check marriage, divorce status

Ghana has introduced an innovative app called Marrify, which enables users to verify marriage and divorce records, as well as check marriage officers, venues, and licensed Imams. Launched on August 28 by Marry Right Ghana Limited in partnership with the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection, Marrify is a searchable registry covering ordinance, customary, and Islamic marriages.

Users can search the platform using various details such as names, spouse names, towns, churches, denominations, certificate numbers, and Gazette numbers. The platform draws its records from various sources, including the Registrar-General’s Department, courts, Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Assemblies, and the Ghana Gazette.

The Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection, Dr Agnes Naa Momo Lartey, emphasized the importance of verifying information about partners, marriage venues, and officiants to ensure integrity and accountability in relationships.

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