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JULIANA DARKO
V.
STEPHEN DARKO

(2016) JELR 107751 (HC)

High Court 24 Jun 2016 Ghana
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- Juliana Darko (the Petitioner) and Stephen Baffour Darko (the Respondent) were married in 2002. - The Petitioner filed for divorce on the grounds that the Respondent's behavior caused her anxiety, distress, fear, and embarrassment. - The

Case Details

Suit Number:SUIT NO. BDMC 405/2014
Judges:CECILIA DON-CHEBE AGBEVEY
Counsel:1. BAFFOUR YIADOM BOAKYE FOR KOFI SOMUAH FOR THE PETITIONER PRESENT 2. NANA ACHIAA ADDAI FOR KWABENA ADU KUSI FOR THE RESPONDENT PRESENT

JUDGMENT

AGBEVEY, J.

Juliana Darko (hereinafter called the Petitioner) and Stephen Baffour Darko  (hereinafter called the Respondent) were married on the 2nd day of February, 2002  under the Marriage Ordinance (Cap 127) (1951 Rev.) at the New Life Zion Ministry at Teshie-Nungua. There are no issues of the marriage even though each  of the parties had a child prior to the marriage. 

The petition was initially filed on the 14th day of May, 2014 but by an  amended petition filed on the 28th day of March 2015, the Petitioner on grounds that the Respondent has behaved in such a way that she cannot reasonably be  expected to live with the Respondent as he has caused the Petitioner much anxiety, distress, fear and embarrassment is praying the Court for the following  reliefs: 

(a) That the marriage between the petitioner and the Respondent be dissolved.

(b) Financial settlement of one thousand Ghana Cedis (GH¢100,000.00).

(c) Costs 

The Respondent filed an Answer on the 5th day of August 2014.…

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