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RICHARD DWOMOH
V.
LINDA DWOMOH

(2016) JELR 107774 (HC)

High Court 22 Apr 2016 Ghana
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- The Petitioner and Respondent were married under the Marriage Ordinance 1884-1985. - The Petitioner filed a Petition seeking dissolution of the marriage, citing the Respondent's unreasonable behavior as the reason for the breakdown. - The

Case Details

Suit Number:SUIT NO: DM/0009/2015
Judges:HAFISATA AMALEBOBA
Counsel:AMMA FRIMPOMAA DWOMAH ESQ FOR PETITIONER KWABENA ADU KUSI ESQ FOR RESPONDENT.

JUDGMENT

AMALEBOBA, J.

The Petitioner and Respondent were married at the Wesleyan Methodist Cathedral, Sunyani on 14th January 2012 under the Marriage Ordinance  1884 – 1985, and (Cap 127). The Marriage which was celebrated under License Number SMA/J4/05, was evidenced by a Marriage Certificate  Number 148.  

The husband - Petitioner issued this Petition against his wife, the Respondent praying that the marriage be dissolved, and for any other reliefs the Court may deem fit. The ground upon which the Petitioner seeks a dissolution of the marriage is that the marriage has broken down beyond reconciliation. He cites the Respondent’s unreasonable behavior as the reason for the breakdown of  the marriage, in that contrary to the pre-marital agreement that the  Respondent will re-locate to join the Petitioner in Oslo, Norway, the Respondent failed or refused to relocate after the marriage. As a result of the  Respondent’s refusal to re-locate, the Petitioner avers that he re-located to  Canad…

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