AGNES N.A. CODJOE AND EDMUND TETTEH [2001]DLCHRAJ6060

Date	2001-04-11
Suit No.	Our Ref: CHRAJ/629/99/1258
Citation No.	[2001]DLCHRAJ6060

CHRIS A. OPOKU

[2001]DLCHRAJ6060
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" ><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
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mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;color:#00B050">AGNES N.A. CODJOE&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>(COMPLAINANT)<o:p></o:p>AND<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
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mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;color:#00B050">EDMUND TETTEH <o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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Our Ref: CHRAJ/629/99/1258&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; DATE: 11/04/2001<o:p></o:p>

</div>commissioner:<o:p></o:p>CHRIS
A. OPOKU DEPUTY CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER FOR COMMISSIONER<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>INTRODUCTION<o:p></o:p>The
Complainant in a complaint dated 15th September 1999 asked this Commission to
get the Respondent to maintain his child born out of wedlock.<o:p></o:p>COMPLAINANT CASE<o:p></o:p>The
Complainant claimed that the Respondent promised to marry her. As a result of
their liaison, a child was born. She stated that the Respondent had promised to
reimburse her for all ante-natal costs.<o:p></o:p>RESPONDENT'S CASE<o:p></o:p>The
Respondent stated that he had performed the "knocking ceremony" but
had no money to perform the marriage and pay the ante-natal bills.<o:p></o:p>FURTHER INVESTIGATION<o:p></o:p>The
Commission instituted a mediation panel to go into the matter. Both parties
agreed as follows:<o:p></o:p><ol style="margin-top:0in" start="1" type="I">
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; border: none;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;
 font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
 mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">The Respondent was to pay an amount of
 $60,000.00 every month as maintenance for the child.<o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; border: none;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;
 font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
 mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">The Respondent agreed also to foot
 all the medical expenses of the child. However, the proviso was that the
 bills should come from a government hospital.<o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; border: none;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;
 font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
 mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">The Complainant also agreed to give
 the Respondent access to the child.<o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 5pt; text-align: justify; border: none;"><span style="font-size:
 12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:
 &quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">Both parties agreed
 that in the best interest of the child their relationship would be
 cordial.<o:p></o:p></li>
</ol>The Respondent paid maintenance regularly
through the Commission from December 1999 until May 2000. Another meeting was
scheduled under the auspices of the Commission to address the question of
maintenance. The Respondent paid school fees for the child in September 1999 as
the child had began going to school.<o:p></o:p>

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