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MARTINA ODONKOR
V.
JOHN MASON

(2016) JELR 107789 (HC)

High Court 26 Sep 2016 Ghana
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- The petitioner filed a petition for divorce and sought various reliefs including dissolution of the marriage, custody of the children, maintenance, payment of arrears of unpaid child maintenance, responsibility for educational and medical

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Suit Number:SUIT NO. BDMC 179/2010
Judges:CECILIA DON-CHEBE AGBEVEY
Counsel:1. HUBERT SAVOR FOR THE PETITIONER PRESENT 2. B. T. AGBLEY FOR THE RESPONDENT PRESENT

J U D G M E N T 

The Petitioner filed a petition on the 14th day of April, 2010 against the Respondent. Subsequently, she filed an amended petition on the 17th day of May, 2012 seeking the following reliefs: 

(a) An order that the marriage be dissolved. 

(b)An order that custody of the children of the marriage be granted to the Petitioner with reasonable access to the Respondent. 

(c) An order that maintenance pending the dissolution should be paid in favour of the Petitioner. 

(d)An order that the Respondent pay monthly maintenance in respect of the children of the marriage. 

(e) An order that the Respondent pay the sum total of arrears of unpaid child  maintenance at a rate of the Ghana Cedis equivalent of one thousand, five  hundred US Dollars (US$1,500) per month, (being GH¢2,160 as at February 2010), for the period of February, 2007 till the present, less  amounts already paid. This amounts to a total of GH¢70,520 (US$48,872). This amount to be taken out of the Respondent’s share of t…

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