EMELIA MENSAH vs MOHAMMED ACHAB [2015]DLHC16345

Date	2015-11-09
Suit No.	SUIT NO. BDMC 139/2012
Citation No.	[2015]DLHC16345

HIS LORDSHIP ANTHONY K. YEBOAH J

MRS. CONSTANCE QUIST

AGYENIM BOATENG ESQ.

[2015]DLHC16345
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" ><a name="_Hlk146980440"></a><a name="_Hlk146981432">EMELIA MENSAH<o:p></o:p></a>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>MOHAMMED ACHAB<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT)<span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
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bold"><o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;<div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

SUIT NO. BDMC
139/2012&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; DATE: 9TH &nbsp;NOVEMBER 2015<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL<o:p></o:p>MRS. CONSTANCE QUIST (MRS.) FOR AGYENIM BOATENG ESQ. FOR PETITIONER <o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

</div>CORAM<o:p></o:p>HIS
LORDSHIP ANTHONY K. YEBOAH J<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: windowtext; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0cm;">

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solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">&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; JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>&nbsp;This is a matrimonial petition for dissolution of marriage, custody
of children of the marriage and settlement of property including
financial provision.<o:p></o:p>The
Petitioner is a Police woman and the Respondent is an officer of the Social
Security and National Insurance Trust. Upon
becoming married on 4/1/2000,
they initially settled
in Tamale in the Northern
Region of Ghana where they first met and later
relocated to Accra. Between them,
they have two biological children namely Ayman aged 12 and Adnan aged 8 years.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;Per the petition and cross-petition they both petition the Court for an order
dissolving their marriage
and custody of the children.
The Petitioner, however, goes
further to petition for maintenance of the children, their education and
property settlement including financial provision.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;DISSOLUTION<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;From
the evidence before the Court, it is clear that the marriage has broken beyond reconciliation. Considering the fact that the attempts
by the Court itself
to encourage settlement failed after several
adjournments, I am emboldened to conclude that there is
no future for the marriage.<o:p></</main>