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CHRISTIANA QUARTSON
V.
PIOUS POPE QUARTSON

(2012) JELR 68558 (SC)

Supreme Court 31 Oct 2012 Ghana
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- The Supreme Court of Ghana held that non-financial contributions, such as domestic work and supervision of property construction, constitute substantial contribution entitling a spouse to an equitable share of matrimonial property upon di

Case Details

Suit Number:CIVIL APPEAL NO. J4/8/2012
Judges:ATUGUBA AG .C.J (PRESIDING), ANSAH J.S.C., OWUSU (MS.) J.S.C, ANIN-YEBOAH J.S.C., GBADEGBE J.S.C
Counsel:NENE AMEGATCHER (WITH HIM ISAAC OFOSU-BOATENG) FOR THE PETITIONER/APPELLANT/APPELLANT; KOJO KUM FOR THE RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT.

JUDGEMENT

ANSAH, J.S.C.

The Petitioner and the Respondent lived together as husband and wife for 25 years. The petitioner petitioned for divorce, citing unreasonable behaviour and adultery and sought the following reliefs:

i. That the said marriage be dissolved.
ii. That the petitioner be granted custody of Perry, the minor child of the marriage
iii. That the respondent be ordered to vacate the matrimonial home
iv. That the Petitioner be paid a lump sum of ¢500, 000, 000 (Five Hundred Million cedis) as dissolution settlement
v. That the Petitioner be given all her director’s fees and allowances as a director of Pious Trading and Construction Company Limited of which the Respondent has coveted as “his” company.
vi. That the Petition’s [SIC] 40 percentum shares in Pious Trading And Construction Company Limited be quantified and paid to her as part of the marriage settlement.
vii. That the Respondent be condemned in costs
viii. That the Petitioner may have such further reliefs as this Hono…

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