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ENOCH TAGOE
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PRISCILLA AKOSUA LARBI-TAKOE

(2017) JELR 107570 (HC)

High Court 23 Feb 2017 Ghana
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- The parties were married under the marriage Ordinance (Cap 127) (1951 Rev.) on the 16th day of August 2008. They have one child born on the 29th day of August, 2014. - The petitioner, a research assistant with the Institute of Mathematica

Case Details

Suit Number:DM/0092/2016
Judges:CECILIA DON-CHEBE AGBEVEY J.
Counsel:1. PETER BOAFO FOR THE PETITIONER PRESENT 2. NO LEGAL REPRESENTATION FOR THE RESPONDENT

JUDGMENT 

AGBEVEY J.

The parties were married under the marriage Ordinance (Cap 127) (1951  Rev.) on the 16th day of August 2008 at the Office of the Principal Registrar of  Marriages, Accra. The parties cohabited at Kwabenya. There is one issue of the  marriage who was born on the 29th day of August, 2014. The petitioner is a research assistant with the Institute of Mathematical Sciences. The Respondent works with the Youth Employment Agency as an Environmental Protection  Officer.  

Per the Petition filed on the 3rd day of March 2016, the petitioner avers that the respondent has behaved in such a way that the petitioner cannot reasonably be expected to live with the respondent as a result of which the marriage has broken down beyond reconciliation. 

The Respondent was not represented by counsel throughout the proceedings. Neither did she file appearance. However she filed an Answer in which she admitted that the marriage between the parties has broken down  beyond reconciliation. 

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