[2019]DLHC11512 Login to Read Full Case <span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><div class="WordSection1"> <p class="MsoBodyText" align="center" style="margin-left:0cm;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; color:#00B0F0">MAVIS OSEI OWUSU<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" align="center" style="margin-left:0cm;text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif">(PETITIONER)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" align="center" style="margin-left:0cm;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" align="center" style="margin-left:0cm;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; color:#00B0F0">ROBERT OSEI OWUSU<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" align="center" style="margin-left:0cm;text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif">(RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" align="center" style="margin-left:0cm;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">[HIGH COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoBodyText" align="center" style="margin-left:0cm;text-align:center; border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm; mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif">SUIT NO.:<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">BDMC/310/2015 DATE: 29<sup>TH</sup> </span>NOVEMBER, 2019<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:6.9pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:115.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent: -108.0pt;line-height:100%;tab-stops:115.0pt 144.95pt 191.75pt 247.25pt 283.75pt 359.1pt 414.05pt 450.45pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; letter-spacing:-.1pt">COUNSEL:</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:6.9pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:115.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent: -108.0pt;line-height:100%;tab-stops:115.0pt 144.95pt 191.75pt 247.25pt 283.75pt 359.1pt 414.05pt 450.45pt"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;letter-spacing:-.2pt">ESI</span><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> <span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">PRAH</span> <span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">ANNIN</span> <span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">FOR</span> <span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">PHILIPINA</span> <span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">AKYEA</span> <span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">FOR</span> <span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">THE </span>PETITIONER – PRESENT.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt; margin-left: 7pt; margin-right: 0cm;"> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify;border:none; mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">NICHOLAS<span style="letter-spacing: 2.0pt"> </span>LENIN<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span>ANANE<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span>ADJEI<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span>FOR<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span>DR.<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span>FRED<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span>BOAMAH FOR THE RESPONDENT – PRESENT.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">CORAM:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt; margin-left: 7pt; margin-right: 0cm;"> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify;border:none; mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE CECILIA DON-CHEBE AGBEVEY (MRS).<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div style="border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: windowtext; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0.05pt;"> <h1 align="center" style="margin-left:0cm;text-align:center;line-height:16.15pt; mso-line-height-rule:exactly;border:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">JUDGMEN<span style="letter-spacing: -.5pt">T<o:p></o:p></span></span></h1> </div> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top:8.2pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 150%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">On<span style="letter-spacing: 3.75pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:3.8pt"> </span>15<span style="position:relative;top:-3.5pt;mso-text-raise:3.5pt">th<span style="letter-spacing:4.0pt"> </span></span>day<span style="letter-spacing: 3.8pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:3.65pt"> </span>May,<span style="letter-spacing:3.75pt"> </span>2015,<span style="letter-spacing:3.75pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:3.85pt"> </span>Petitioner<span style="letter-spacing:3.9pt"> </span>filed<span style="letter-spacing:3.75pt"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing:3.75pt"> </span>divorce<span style="letter-spacing:3.8pt"> </span>petition<span style="letter-spacing:3.75pt"> </span>against<span style="letter-spacing:3.8pt"> </span>the Respondent for the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:52.0pt;text-indent:-27.05pt; line-height:15.95pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;mso-list:l7 level1 lfo8; tab-stops:52.0pt 52.05pt"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt">1.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">The<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>marriage<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>between the<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>parties<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>be<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">dissolved.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:8.05pt;margin-right:7.0pt; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:52.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-27.0pt; line-height:150%;mso-list:l7 level1 lfo8;tab-stops:52.0pt 52.05pt"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%">2.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">The<span style="letter-spacing:1.8pt"> </span>Petitioner<span style="letter-spacing:1.95pt"> </span>be<span style="letter-spacing:1.8pt"> </span>granted<span style="letter-spacing:1.8pt"> </span>custody<span style="letter-spacing:1.85pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:1.8pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: 1.8pt"> </span>child<span style="letter-spacing:1.8pt"> </span>with<span style="letter-spacing:1.8pt"> </span>reasonable<span style="letter-spacing: 1.8pt"> </span>access<span style="letter-spacing:1.8pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:1.85pt"> </span>the <span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">Respondent.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">The Respondent shall provide regular maintenance for the child as well as payment of all medical bills which are not borne by the state.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:.05pt;margin-right:6.65pt; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:52.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-27.0pt; line-height:150%;mso-list:l7 level1 lfo8;tab-stops:52.05pt"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%">3.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">An order directed at the Respondent to pay an amount of £8629.30 to the Petitioner which is the outstanding balance of the loan of £10,000.00 granted to the Respondent in June 2003 and interest of 21.4% per month on the said amount from June 2003 to January 2008.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:6.95pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:52.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-27.0pt;line-height: 150%;mso-list:l7 level1 lfo8;tab-stops:52.05pt"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%">4.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">The property situate and being at Dome and comprising of 3 bedrooms and 2 bedroom boys quarters and one (1) store be settled on the Respondent.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:6.85pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:52.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-27.0pt;line-height: 150%;mso-list:l7 level1 lfo8;tab-stops:52.05pt"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%">5.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">The property situate and being at Anyaa comprising of 5 bedrooms house and<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span>3 stores which was jointly financed by the parties be settled on the Petitioner and the child.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:6.85pt;margin-bottom: