[2016]DLCA5344 • June 16, 2016 • Court of Appeal
THERESA OWUO vs. FRANCIS OWUO
AGNES M. A. DORDZIE, JA FACTS: The parties married customarily in 1989, after co-habiting as husband and wife for ten years, they registered the marriage under the Ordinance in 1999. Due to differences that cropped up in the marriage the appellant herein filed a petition for divorce on 24th November 2010 praying the High Court to: a) Dissolve the marriage b & c) Declare the matrimonial home described as Plots N0. 68 & 69 Community 16 Lashibi a joint property of the parties; the said property be sold and the proceeds shared equally between the parties. d) An Audi car being used by the respondent be declared the property of the petitioner and same settled on her. e) Petitioner further prayed for a lump sum payment of Ghc100, 000.00 to her by the respondent. The respondent did not challenge the dissolution of the marriage, he therefore cross petitioned for the dissolution of the marriage. He however denied the petitioner has any share in the landed property and does not own the A...