JUDGMENT
Per her petition the wife petitioner prays that:
a. the marriage between herself and the Respondent be dissolved,
b. lump sum payment of GHC10,000.00,
c. costs including legal cost
d. any further orders of the court
Even though the Respondent entered appearance per his counsel, they failed to file an answer. Both Counsel and the Respondent never appeared in court despite the hearing notices and other processes served on them. The court therefore proceeded to hear the case in their absence after having deemed that they were not interested in prosecuting the matter.
The evidence of the Petitioner is that after the marriage, they lived with the Respondent’s mother despite her protestations. She says her mother-in-law found fault with everything that she did including her housewifery and culinary skills and this made life very unbearable for her. One day she says that after an argument between the two of them, not only did her mother-in-law rain insults on her but the…