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ALHAJI ABDUL RASHID
V.
NANA YAA KONADU

(2016) JELR 64497 (CA)

Court of Appeal 8 Jun 2016 Ghana
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- The parties in this case got married in 1977 and had two children. - The petitioner claimed that the marriage had broken down and petitioned for a dissolution of the marriage. - The respondent admitted that the marriage had broken down bu

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Suit Number:CIVIL APPEAL NO. H1/04/2016
Judges:V. D. OFOE J.A. (PRESIDING), K. A. ACQUAYE J.A., M. WELBOURNE (MRS) J.A.
Counsel:MR. EDWARD ANOKYE FOR THE RESPONDENT/APPELLANT,MR. CHRISTOPH KOKA FOR THE PETITIONER/RESPO NDENT
Other Citations:(2016) JELR 63873 (CA)

K. A. ACQUAYE, J.A.

The facts leading to this appeal are that the parties, both Ghanaians, got married under the Ordinance in 1977 and had two issues aged 29 years and 16 years as at 2009 when the petition was filed. The petitioner stated that they have not jointly acquired any properties except that they both have fifty percent shares each in Nayak Company Limited. According to the petitioner for the past ten years they have not enjoyed any meaningful or peaceful marriage and that due to certain deadly threats from the respondent she was compelled to desert the matrimonial home in 2009. The petitioner’s case was that the marriage had broken down beyond reconciliation and petitioned for a dissolution of the said marriage and an order that the petitioner should continue to maintain the issues of the marriage.

The respondent admitted that the marriage between the parties had broken down beyond reconciliation but blamed the petitioner for the situation. The respondent vehemently denied tha…

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