[2022]DLSC11720 • May 4, 2022 • Supreme Court •
KOFI AMOFA KUSI vs. AFIA AMANKWAH ADARKWAH
The parties married under the ordinance on 16 January 2002 and later commenced divorce proceedings in 2015. The Appellant petitioned for dissolution on grounds of unreasonable behaviour by the Respondent, including neglect of children. The Respondent denied the marriage had broken down and cross-petitioned for dissolution, alimony, and division of joint properties including houses and vehicles. The High Court dissolved the marriage and made orders including financial settlement, property and vehicle allocation, and child custody and maintenance. The Court of Appeal affirmed most of the High Court's decision with minor variation. The Appellant appealed to the Supreme Court.
read moreKULENDI JSC:- INTRODUCTION This is an appeal against the judgment of the Court of Appeal dated 29th April, 2021 by which judgment the learned Justices of the Court of Appeal affirmed in part, the judgment of the High Court dated 8th July, 2020. The Petitioner/Appellant/Appellant (the Appellant), dissatisfied with the judgment of the Court of Appeal, invokes the appellate jurisdiction of this Court pursuant to a Notice of Appeal filed on 24th May, 2021. BACKGROUND: The parties who on 16th January, 2002 married under the ordinance, commenced divorce proceedings at the High Court, Kumasi to untie the marital knot and go their separate ways. Therefore, by a petition filed on 9th November, 2015, the Appellant prayed for the dissolution of the marriage on account of alleged unreasonable behaviour of the Respondent/Respondent/Respondent (the Respondent). The Appellant’s contention of unreasonable behaviour was premised on allegations of Respondent’s disrespect and neglect of the c...