[2018]DLCA4822 • January 23, 2018 • Court of Appeal
MICHAEL KYEI BAFFOUR vs. GLORIA CARLIS ANAMAN
The Respondent filed a petition for dissolution of marriage and custody of the only child. The Appellant cross-petitioned for custody during school terms and vacations. The trial court purported to dissolve the marriage and granted custody to the Respondent. The Appellant appealed against the custody decision, alleging it was against the weight of evidence and not grounded in law.
read moreWELBOURNE, JA This appeal lies against the judgment of the Circuit Court dated 19th October, 2016. The facts that have culminated in this appeal are that, on the 8th day of December, 2015, the Petitioner/Respondent(hereinafter described as the Respondent) issued a petition praying for the dissolution of their marriage and the custody of the only child of the marriage with access to the Respondent/Appellant (hereinafter described as the Appellant). The Appellant in his answer to the petition, cross petitioned for the custody of the child during school times and on vacation with the Respondent. On the 14th of June, 2016, on being told by the parties that they had both lost interest in the marriage, the trial court purported to dissolve the marriage and it thereafter took evidence on the issue of custody and granted custody to the Respondent. The purported dissolution of the marriage is a matter this Court return to later in this judgment. Now, dissatisfied with the judgment of the...