PATRICK ADDAE vs. ANGELA ADDAE [2015]DLCA4947

Date	2015-07-09
Suit No.	CIVIL SUIT: NO: H1/137/2012
Citation No.	[2015]DLCA4947

M. OWUSU (J.A.) - PRESIDING

DORDZIE (J.A.)

MENSAH (J.A.)

MR. KOBINA FOSU FOR PETITIONER/RESPONDENT

DR. KWAKU NSIAH FOR RESPONDENT/APPELLANT

[2015]DLCA4947
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >PATRICK ADDAE<o:p></o:p>(PETITIONER/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>ANGELA ADDAE<o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENT/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL,
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CIVIL SUIT:&nbsp;&nbsp; NO:&nbsp;
H1/137/2012&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; 9TH
JULY, 2015<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>MR. KOBINA FOSU FOR PETITIONER/RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>M.
OWUSU (J.A.) - PRESIDING, DORDZIE (J.A.), MENSAH (J.A.)<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>MARIAMA OWUSU, J.A.:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>On 18-1-2010, the High
court, Accra dissolved the marriage between the parties celebrated under the
Ordinance on the 14-1-1995 as having broken down beyond reconciliation.<o:p></o:p>The trial court then made
the following consequential orders:<o:p></o:p>“I find that the children of the
marriage are attached to their father, the petitioner.&nbsp; I grant custody of the children of the
marriage to the petitioner.&nbsp; I have made
this custody order in favour of the petitioner because of the evidence and the
fact that I have had the opportunity to talk to the boys.<o:p></o:p>The respondent is to have access to
the children once a week on Sundays between the hours of 3:00pm to 6:00pm.&nbsp; I make an Order that the petitioner provides
the respondent with residential accommodation for two years from the date of
this judgment.<o:p></o:p>I further Order that the petitioner
gives to the respondent financial settlement of Gh¢3,000.00.&nbsp; This Order I make because I had the
opportunity to examine the pay slips of the petitioner with the very active
involvement of the respondent.<o:p></o:p>I think it will be fair and proper for
the petitioner to settle on the respondent two (2) of the vehicles of the
household.&nbsp; And I also Order these
vehicles should be a 207 Benz bus and one VW saloon car.<o:p></o:p>No Order as to costs.”<o:p></o:p>Dissatisfied with the
decision of the trial court, respondent appealed to the Court of Appeal on the
following grounds: <o:p></o:p>i.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
That
the judgment of the court is against the weight of the evidence.<o:p></o:p>ii.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
That
the trial Judge erred in law when he relied on the evidence of the children of
the marriage in his judgment without same being cross examined by counsel for
the respondent/appellant.<o:p></o:p>iii.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
That
the trial Judge erred in law when he failed to consider the entire household
income in the award of alimony.<o:p></o:p>iv.