[2021]DLCA10792 • July 15, 2021 • Court of Appeal
GLORIA ODARTEY LAMPTEY vs. NII ODARTEY LAMPTEY
The Petitioner and Respondent were married under the Marriage Ordinance in 1994 and cohabited in various countries. The Petitioner, a former housewife, filed for divorce citing irreparable breakdown due to Respondent's violent behavior and extramarital affairs. She claimed entitlement to 50% share of various properties acquired during the marriage and financial settlements. The Respondent admitted the marriage breakdown due to Petitioner's infidelity, supported by a DNA test showing he was not the biological father of the three children. He denied Petitioner's claim to property shares, asserting he acquired all properties from his own resources.
read moreAMMA A. GAISIE (MRS.) JA This appeal is from the judgment of the High Court (Divorce Division) Accra, dated 14th June, 2017. The Petitioner initiated divorce proceedings in the High Court against the Respondent by filing a Notice to Appear and a Petition for Divorce on 9th September, 2013. In her amended petition filed on 9th December, 2015 the Petitioner stated that she was lawfully married under the Marriage Ordinance Cap 127 to the Respondent on 28th May, 1994 in Accra. After the marriage, the couple cohabited in several places including Kumasi, Belgium, London, Italy and Holland. The Petitioner states further that the Respondent was a professional football player while the Petitioner was a housewife. The parties are both citizens of Ghana and currently domiciled in Ghana. It is the Petitioner’s case that the marriage had irreparably broken down due to the violent behavior of Respondent against the Petitioner and which had caused the Petitioner and her children grave emotio.....