JACOB AKUTU vs. ANTOINETTE AGUDZEMABE

JUDGMENT The Petitioner on the 28/10/22 presented the instant case against the Respondent for the following reliefs; a) An order for the dissolution of the ordinance marriage between the parties contracted on the 19/03/2016 b) Any other orders that the Court deems fit and appropriate. In the accompanying depositions, the Petitioner states that, the parties got married on the 19/03/2016 both under customary/law and ordinance in a ceremony held at the District Court, Ho in the Volta Region. Thereafter, the parties co-habited variously at Logba, Juapong, Accra, Have etc. They do not have any issue to the marriage. According to the Petitioner, he is a Teacher whilst Respondent is a Trader. That due to the nature of their work, they lived apart but they used to visit each other until Respondent stopped visiting him. He continued that, their marital life has not been smooth, it was characterised by challenges as Respondent does not care, and is not loving. Efforts at settlement of...