THOMAS MENSAH vs SALORMEY MENSAH [2016]DLHC16230

Date	2016-01-22
Suit No.	BDMC 158/2015
Citation No.	[2016]DLHC16230

HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE AKUA SARPOMAA AMOAH (MRS.)

JOSEPH AWAKPAKSA

RAYMOND AFAWUBO

[2016]DLHC16230
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >THOMAS MENSAH<o:p></o:p>(PETITIONER)<o:p></o:p>vs<o:p></o:p>SALORMEY MENSAH<o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH
COURT OF JUSTICE (COMMERCIAL DIVISION) ACCRA]<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&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;">

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padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">&nbsp;BDMC 158/2015&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;22ND
JANUARY 2016

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>JOSEPH AWAKPAKSA FOR PETITIONER PRESENT<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;">

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</div>CORAM<o:p></o:p>HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE AKUA
SARPOMAA AMOAH (MRS.)<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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</div>The Petitioner herein, by a petition
filed on the 21st of January, 2015 seeks a dissolution of his
marriage to the Respondent on the ground that the marriage celebrated between
the Parties has broken down beyond reconciliation. <o:p></o:p>The said Parties were married under the
ordinance on the 27th of September 2004 at the Tema Municipal
Assembly.&nbsp; After the marriage they
cohabited at house number B/319/22 Agya Pa Ye, North Kaneshie. Though exhibit 1
being the certificate of marriage, tendered by Respondent, states the
respective occupations of Petitioner and Respondent as cashier and teacher, the
pleadings disclose that Petitioner works as a shop attendant and the Respondent&nbsp; described as a matter. There are two children
of the marriage namely Genevieve Aboagyewaa and Charlotte Sakyiwa whose ages
were correctly stated as 9 and 7 respectively by Respondent in her answer and
not 12 and 9 as stated in the petition. &nbsp;The
petition further discloses that there have been previous proceedings between Parties
to the said marriage at the Family and Juvenile Court, Ministries, Accra
relating to the maintenance of the children of the marriage.<o:p></o:p>In the petition, Petitioner prays this
Court for the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p>1.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
That
the marriage celebrated between petitioner and respondent be dissolved.<o:p></o:p>2.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
That
the Petitioner be given reasonable access to the children.<o:p></o:p>3.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
That
the Petitioner undertakes to put into use money given to her to maintain the
children of the marriage and ensure their wellbeing in terms of educational
provisions, medical provisions and their general upkeep solely for these
purposes.<o:p></o:p>