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OTIS OBENG DARKO
V.
JENNIFER BABY MANSAH

(2017) JELR 108613 (HC)

High Court 18 Oct 2017 Ghana
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- The plaintiff and defendant were previously married and are both domiciled in the United States. - Their marriage was dissolved by a court in the U.S., which determined the division of assets except for properties in Ghana. - The plaintif

Case Details

Suit Number:LD/1268/2016
Judges:JUSTICE ANHONY OPPONG

JUDGMENT 

Plaintiff and Defendant used to be husband and wife. Both of  them are domiciled in United States of America (U.S.A) and therefore it is no wonder that both of them pursued this case  through attorneys respectively; Plaintiff acting through his eldest  daughter and Defendant acting through her aunt. The marriage of  the parties broke down beyond reconciliation and a Court of  competent jurisdiction dissolved the marriage in the U.S.A. on 26th  January 2016. Besides dissolving the marriage, the Court also  determined all the ancillary reliefs save those claims that related to  properties that were in Ghana and thus outside the jurisdiction of  the Court in U.S.A. 

One such property is a residential house at East Legon built  on a plot of land registered as AR 3297/2000 to be referred to as  the premises. Plaintiff is by the instant action asking this Court to  declare the said premises as jointly owned by both parties. He is  seeking further order of sale of the said premises…

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