[2012]DLHC7515March 9, 2012High Court

ALEXANDER BRUTZER (PLAINTIFF) vs. GEORGINA TETTEH HAEUSSER & ANOR. (DEFENDANTS)

Exactly ten years ago today 9th March, 2002, a baby girl subsequently named Nikita Tetteh-Hausser was born in Germany to a German father, the Plaintiff herein and a Ghanaian mother the 1st Defendant herein. The only real issue to be determined in this action is which of the parents to be granted custody of the child. The second defendant has been roped in because of the role she played in the events leading to the suit. Those will become clear as the facts unfold. The relevant facts are that the Plaintiff, a 43 year old German national met the 1st defendant in Germany in 1996. The 1st defendant puts the date to 1998 but that is of little relevance. Initially the Plaintiff acted as a German/English interpreter between 1st Defendant and her German boyfriend Ralph Fabry. After some ten days the Plaintiff displaced the boyfriend and took over the driving seat. They remained in a love relationship for between six to seven years. According to the 1st Defendant the Plaintiff intimated to he...