ERIC KWASI ASARE (PLAINTIFF) vs. MERCY PERBY (DEFENDANT)

The petitioner initiated these proceedings on the 4-08-11 for the sole relief that the marriage subsisting between the parties be dissolved for the reason that the same has broken down beyond reconciliation. The respondent in her answer filed on the 4-11-11 denied that the marriage had broken down but nonetheless cross-petitioned for the dissolution of the marriage and ancillary reliefs as follows: “(i) Petitioner’s wish to have the marriage dissolved be granted him. (ii) The matrimonial home H/No A/444/14 Pepper Close, be declared the property of the respondent by virtue of the fact that after the respondent having solely financed the massive extension works to the house the petitioner gifted his interest in the house to the respondent in atonement for having a child out of wedlock. (iii) The petitioner pays respondent a lump sum as financial settlement (iv) Any further order(s) that the court may deem fit.” These reliefs claimed in the Answer were denied by the petiti...