LT. COL. ISAAC OWUSU-TWUM AMPOFO vs. ADELAIDE TWUM AMPOFO

MARIAMA OWUSU, J.A.: On 3rd day of December, 1997, the marriage between the petitioner Lt. Col. Isaac Owusu Twum-Ampofo and the respondent Adelaide Twum-Ampofo (Nee Kuaw) entered into on the 29th day of April 1982 was dissolved by the High Court, Accra. The Suit was then adjourned for hearing on property settlement. The Court heard the parties and their witnesses on the property settlement. At the end of the trial, the Court gave judgment as follows: a. “The relief of the respondent that she is a joint owner of the disputed house i.e. House No. 15 Moon Flower Street J 100/8 Teshie Nungua Estate, Accra is dismissed. b. Petitioner is to pay a lump sum of ¢20 Million to respondent on grounds that respondent had to lose her job at Ghana Airways Corporation on account of Petitioner who insisted that she accompanied him on his postings abroad. c. Respondent claim to be entitled to a half share of all household items was dismissed. d. Respondent’s claim for custody of Nana Owusua T...