A Legal Practitioner, Ms Nina Sackey, has stated that Ghana’s laws provide no protection for "Mistresses" or “Side chicks” in matters of inheritance, property sharing, or spousal benefits, even if they have cohabited with a man for several years.
Sharing her thoughts in an interview with The Mirror last Wednesday, Ms Sackey said under Article 22 of the 1992 Constitution, the law protected only legally recognised spouses in cases of divorce or the death of a partner.
She said the provision allowed a surviving spouse to apply to the court for a reasonable share of the deceased’s estate if nothing had been left for them.
“With respect to mistresses or side chicks, there are no laws protecting them. People have called on the Parliament of Ghana to enact such laws, but as it stands now, there are no protections for them,” she explained.
