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ISAAC KWAME AMOAH AHINFUL
V.
ANNE MARIE AHINFUL

(2016) JELR 107733 (HC)

High Court 29 Nov 2016 Ghana
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- The Petitioner and Respondent were married under the Marriages Act 1884 – 1985 (CAP 127) on 7th February, 2004 and have two male children. - The Petitioner, alleging unreasonable behavior on the part of the Respondent, sought dissolution

Case Details

Suit Number:SUIT NO: BDMC 299/2015
Judges:HAFISATA AMALEBOBA (MRS)
Counsel:WILLIAM ALHASSANI ESQ. FOR DR. JOE ATTIPOE ESQ. FOR PETITIONER NTOW FIAKO ESQ. FOR RESPONDENT.

JUDGMENT

AMALEBOBA, J.

The undisputed facts of this case are that the Petitioner and Respondent, were married under the Marriages Act 1884 – 1985 (CAP 127) on 7th February, 2004 at the St. John’s Catholic Church Pedu, Cape Coast. They have two male issues of the marriage, Samuel Kweku Amoah – Ahinful and Caleb Nyansa Amoah – Ahinful, who as at the commencement of this suit on 7th May 2015 were eight (8) and Five (5) years old respectively.

After the marriage the parties co-habited in Cape Coast and Accra. Some ten years after the marriage however, the Husband - Petitioner, alleging unreasonable behaviour on the part of the Respondent, his wife commenced this Petition, seeking that the marriage celebrated between the parties be dissolved, on the ground that same has broken down beyond reconciliation and for the Respondent to be granted custody of the children of the marriage, with reasonable access to the Petitioner.

The Respondent entered an appearance by her Counsel and filed an answer …

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