KODWO

Citations

• 24 I. & N. Dec. 479

Syllabus

KODWO, 24 I&N Dec. 479 (BIA 2008) ID 3606 (PDF) 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 establish a divorce for immigration purposes. Matter of Kumah,19 I&N Dec. 290 (BIA 1985), modified.