DR. BEN FOLESON vs. LAILA CHRISTIANA BOAFO FOLESON [2016]DLCA8445

Date	2016-10-13
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO.HI/115/2016
Citation No.	[2016]DLCA8445

MARFUL-SAU J.A. (PRESIDING)

FRANCIS KORBIEH J.A

TANKO AMADU J.A

MS. LETICIA AFFUL - (FOR APPELLANT)

MR. KWAME AGYEMAN BUDU - (FOR RESPONDENT)

[2016]DLCA8445
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >DR. BEN FOLESON<o:p></o:p>(PETITIONER/ APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
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color:#00B0F0;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">vs.<o:p></o:p>LAILA CHRISTIANA BOAFO FOLESON<o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENT/
RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL,
ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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CIVIL APPEAL NO.HI/115/2016&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;<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:
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minor-bidi;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">DATE: <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:
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mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">13TH <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:
&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-theme-font:
minor-bidi;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">OCT , 2016<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>MS. LETICIA AFFUL -
(FOR APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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MR. KWAME AGYEMAN
BUDU - (FOR RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>

</div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;
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MARFUL-SAU J.A.
(PRESIDING), FRANCIS KORBIEH J.A, TANKO AMADU J.A<o:p></o:p>

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</div>TANKO
AMADU J.A<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
This appeal is taken from
the judgment of the Circuit Court Accra dated the 27th day of June
2014.&nbsp; At the trial Court, the Petitioner
Appellant a Medical Doctor, (hereinafter referred to as “the Appellant”) commenced action against the Respondent/Respondent
an Administrator, (hereinafter after referred to as “the Respondent”) for an order “that the marriage celebrated between the
parties on 10th February 2010 be dissolved”.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
In the petition for divorce,
the Appellant set out the grounds for relief as follows:- <o:p></o:p>“1.
That the marriage between the parties has broken down &nbsp;<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; beyond reconciliation.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2. That the Respondent has behaved in such
a way that the <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Petitioner cannot reasonable (sic) be
expected to live with her”.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The
Appellant provided the following particulars:<o:p></o:p>