AMMA KONADU SARPONG vs. KWABENA SARPONG [2010]DLHC5675

Date	2010-06-06
Suit No.	SUIT NO.BDMC/23/07
Citation No.	[2010]DLHC5675

JUSTICE KWABENA ASUMAN-ADU

MRS. MARGRET Y. NTIRIWAA ACHEAMPONG FOR THE PETITIONER

MR. KEN BROOKMAN AMISSAH AND MS.SOPHIA HAIKINS AND MR. SAM CRABBE FOR THE RESPONDENT.

[2010]DLHC5675
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >AMMA KONADU SARPONG<o:p></o:p>(PERTITIONER)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>KWABENA SARPONG<o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT (INDUSTRIAL/LABOUR DIVISION), ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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SUIT NO.BDMC/23/07&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: 6TH JUNE, 2010<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>MRS.
MARGRET Y. NTIRIWAA ACHEAMPONG FOR THE PETITIONER<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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MR. KEN BROOKMAN AMISSAH AND
MS.SOPHIA HAIKINS AND MR. SAM CRABBE FOR THE RESPONDENT. <o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM: <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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JUSTICE KWABENA ASUMAN-ADU<o:p></o:p>

</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>The Petitioner
herein filed a petition against the Respondent on 16th November,
2006 claiming as follows:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><ol style="margin-top:0in" start="1" type="a">
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:.5in;text-align:justify;line-height:
 115%;mso-list:l7 level1 lfo1">That the marriage between the parties be
 dissolved.<o:p></o:p></li>
</ol><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><ol style="margin-top:0in" start="2" type="a">
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:.5in;text-align:justify;line-height:
 115%;mso-list:l7 level1 lfo1">That the Respondent be ordered to make such
 maintenance payment to the Petitioner pending the determination of her
 petition.<o:p></o:p></li>
</ol><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><ol style="margin-top:0in" start="3" type="a">
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:.5in;text-align:justify;line-height:
 115%;mso-list:l7 level1 lfo1">That the Respondent be ordered to pay lump sum
 compensation to the Petitioner to settle her.<o:p></o:p></li>
</ol><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><ol style="margin-top:0in" start="4" type="a">
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:.5in;text-align:justify;line-height:
 115%;mso-list:l7 level1 lfo1">That the Court grants the Petitioner her
 equitable share of all the properties acquired between the parties during
 the marriage and which have all been registered or receipted in the Respondent’s
 name. These are:<o:p></o:p></li>
</ol><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:.5in;margin-bottom:0in;
margin-left:1.25in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-1.25in;
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i.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The couple’s original five (5) bedroom house at
Kumasi which the Respondent is presently converting into a ten (10) room hotel
accomodation.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:.5in;margin-bottom:0in;
margin-left:1.25in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-1.25in;
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ii.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Their five (5) bedroom house, No. 57 Abelemkpe
Street, Ablemkpe, Accra.<o:p></o:p>