MRS. THERESA OWUO vs. FRANCIS OWUO

The appellant herein, who was the respondent in the divorce proceedings before the High court, married the respondent herein (the petitioner therein) in accordance with custom in 1989. They lived together as man and wife for a period of 10 years. In 1999, they converted the essentially polygamous union into a monogamous one at a ceremony in Tema. Undoubtedly, it was a joyous occasion, the beaming smiles in the photographs, the exhibit-B series taken at the ceremony, bear eloquent testimony. A new chapter was obviously opened in their lives with the retirement of the appellant after working for a considerable number of years with Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority, and the movement into their own house at Community 16, Lashibi number 68/69, a suburb of Accra. Cracks were soon to appear in the marriage which culminated in the filing of a petition for the dissolution of the marriage by the petitioner and for a further grant of these reliefs: a) That the said marriage between the pa...