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GOSFORD SAWYER
V.
REBECCA OKINE SAWYER

(2015) JELR 108310 (HC)

High Court 15 Dec 2015 Ghana
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- The husband (petitioner) seeks the dissolution of the marriage due to the respondent's unreasonable behavior. - The respondent denies the allegations and claims they live in a peaceful and loving manner. - The respondent did not appear in

Case Details

Suit Number:BDMC 233/2013
Judges:MRS. MERLEY WOOD (J)
Counsel:Petitioner in person

JUDGMENT 

Per his petition, the husband Petitioner seeks the dissolution of the marriage between himself and  the Respondent because of the Respondent’s unreasonable behavior whilst the Respondent on the  other hand is opposed to the dissolution. 

The Respondent filed an answer and appeared in court with her Counsel a number of occasions  but they both stopped appearing in court despite hearing notices served on them. The court  therefore commenced hearing in their absence. 

The Petitioner who testified on oath says that after disagreements, quarrels, insults and  accusations of infidelity, the Respondent moved out of the matrimonial home in January 2014. He says the Respondent who does not respect him subjected him to insults anytime he returned  home late from work, that they left social functions early because of quarrels and he has become  hypertensive from embarrassment and stress she subjected him to. It is his case that there has  been no sexual intercourse between them since 2…

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