[2023]DLHC16839January 25, 2023High Court

KENNETH KOJO BAIDEN vs. MRS AGATHA BAIDEN

JUDGMENT The parties to this action married under the Marriages Act 1884 Cap 127 on 3rd April 2006 at the District Court in Cape Coast. Both parties work as officers in one of the state Security Agencies. After their marriage ceremony, they lived separately. one person at Takoradi, Kumasi Tamale and Accra. After some time, the respondent was transferred to Accra and later to Cape Coast, where she currently lives, whilst the respondent still lives in Accra. There are three issues of the marriage, namely, Gifford Kofi Baiden, aged 21 years, the respondent's son from a previous marriage, Hannah Asemanuah Baiden, aged 15 years and Godfrey Adjei Baiden, aged 13 years. On 20th October 2021, the petitioner, the husband of the marriage, filed a petition for divorce in the registry of this court. The basis upon which he filed the petition is that marriage has broken down beyond reconciliation. According to the petitioner, the respondent has behaved in such a way that he cannot be expec...