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COMFORT NIMAKO ANNOR
V.
STEPHEN ANNOR

(2016) JELR 107531 (HC)

High Court 9 Dec 2016 Ghana
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- The parties in this case were married under the Marriages Act 1884-1985 in Accra and have two adult children. - The wife filed a petition seeking the dissolution of the marriage on the grounds of the husband's unreasonable behavior and ad

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Suit Number:SUIT NO: DM/00083/2015
Judges:HAFISATA AMALEBOBA (MRS)
Counsel:MRS. ELEANOR BARNES BOTCHWAY ESQ. FOR PETITIONER; DAVID DUODU ASARE ESQ. FOR RESPONDENT.

JUDGMENT

AMALEBOBA (MRS), J.

The parties to this Petition were married under the Marriages Act 1884-1985  (CAP 127), in Accra. They have two adult issues of the marriage. The Wife - Petitioner filed this Petition against the Respondent, her husband, on the ground that the marriage has broken down beyond reconciliation, on account of the Respondent’s unreasonable behaviour and adultery. By her Petition, she seeks the following reliefs; 

a. That the said marriage be dissolved 

b. That the Respondent compensates her with a reasonable amount of money. 

c. Any other reliefs the Honourable Court deems fit. 

The Respondent who was served with the Petition, entered appearance through his Lawyer and filed an answer and cross-petition. By the cross-petition, he seeks the following reliefs; 

a. That the said marriage between the parties be dissolved.

b. The Petitioner is not entitled to her relief (b) or at all as prayed for by  Petitioner. 

At the close of pleadings, the Court set the suit down for t…

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