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THE REPUBLIC V SARFO, EX-PARTE: JOSEPHINE AMANKWAA OWUSU @ NAANA

(2025) JELR 114187 (HC)

High Court 24 Jan 2025 Ghana
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- Applicant, mother of two minor children, sought an order for committal for contempt against Respondent (father) for willful disobedience of a court order granting her weekend access to the children during pending divorce and custody proce

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Suit Number:GJLMISC/102/24
Judges:FREDERICK TETТЕН, J
Counsel:WILLIAM KUSI ESQ. FOR APPLICANT. АСКАН HIMMANS ESQ., FOR RESPONDENT.
Location:Kumasi

JUDGMENT

In these proceedings, the Applicant through his lawyer is praying this court for an order committing the Respondent herein, Charles Kuffour Sarfo for contempt of court for bringing the administration of justice into irreparable disrepute by his deliberate act and conduct disrespecting and disobeying the orders of the court by deliberately refusing to give access of the children to the Applicant for the weekend.

It is the case of the Applicant, the mother of Keren-Happuch Kuffour Sarfo aged 10yrs and Beryl Kuffour Sarfo aged 8 years, that on the 12th of October, 2023, that, she filed for divorce against the Respondent for the following reliefs;

a. An order for the dissolution of the ordinance marriage contracted between the parties on the 5th of July, 2013.

b. A further order for the custody of the two (2) issues to the marriage, namely Keren-Happuch Kuffour Sarfo aged 10 yrs and Beryl Kuffour Sarfo aged 8 years.

According to the Applicant, while the case was pending, she applied f…

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