[2017]DLHC11511 Login to Read Full Case <span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><div class="WordSection1"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-right:6.85pt;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;color:#00B0F0">GLORIA<span style="letter-spacing:-.6pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">OMABOE<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-right:6.85pt;text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;letter-spacing:-.1pt">(PETITIONER)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-right:6.85pt;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;color:#00B0F0;letter-spacing:-.1pt">vs.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-right:6.85pt;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;color:#00B0F0">INNES<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>NII<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>NOI<span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">OMABOE<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-right:6.85pt;text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;letter-spacing:-.1pt">(RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-right:6.85pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">[HIGH<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p></span></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; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 6.85pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;border:none; mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">SUIT<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>NO.<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>BDMC<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">23/2014 DATE: </span>12<span style="position:relative;top:-4.0pt;mso-text-raise:4.0pt">TH<span style="letter-spacing:.75pt"> </span></span>APRIL<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt"> </span>2017<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; letter-spacing:-.1pt">COUNSEL</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">IRENE<span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span>ABOCHIE<span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span>NYAHE<span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span>FOR<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>PETITIONER<span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">PRESENT</span><o:p></o:p></span></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;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">VICTORIA<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>OSEI<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>FOR<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>K.<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>AMOFA<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>AGYEMAN<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>FOR<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>RESPONDENT<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">PRESENT<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left:0cm"><b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;letter-spacing:-.1pt">CORAM:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left:0cm"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">HER LADYSHIP MRS. MERLEY WOOD J.<o:p></o:p></span></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;"> <p class="MsoBodyText" align="center" style="margin-left:0cm;text-align:center; border:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; letter-spacing:-.1pt">JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div> <p class="MsoBodyText" align="center" style="margin-left:0cm;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></b></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:6.85pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:150%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">The wife Petitioner who seeks the dissolution of the marriage contracted between herself and the Respondent on grounds of adultery and unreasonable behaviour prays for the following <span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">reliefs:</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:10.05pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4; tab-stops:43.05pt"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt; letter-spacing:-.05pt">a.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">That<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>said marriage<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>contracted<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>on 22<sup>nd</sup> May<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>1999 be<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> dissolved.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:6.85pt;margin-right:7.15pt; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:43.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-18.0pt; line-height:150%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4;tab-stops:43.05pt"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;letter-spacing:-.05pt">b.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">That the Petitioner be granted custody of all the four issues of the marriage namely; Lois Omaboe aged 14, Elizabeth Omaboe aged 12, Innes Junior Omaboe aged 10 and Donna Omaboe aged 8.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:.05pt;margin-right:6.85pt; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:43.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-18.0pt; line-height:150%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4;tab-stops:43.05pt"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;letter-spacing:-.05pt">c.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">That the Respondent be ordered to pay to the Petitioner a lump sum of GH¢100,000.00 as alimony.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:.05pt;margin-right:6.9pt; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:43.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-18.0pt; line-height:150%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4;tab-stops:43.05pt"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;letter-spacing:-.05pt">d.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">That the Respondent be ordered to pay GH¢1,000.00 per month to maintain the children of the marriage as well pay the children’s school fees, medical bills as and when it falls due.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="line-height:13.75pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly; mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4;tab-stops:43.05pt"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;letter-spacing:-.05pt">e.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">That<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>matrimonial<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>home<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>located<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>at<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>Old<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>Ashongman<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt"> </span>be<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>settled<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>on<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> Petitioner.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:6.95pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4; tab-stops:43.05pt"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt; letter-spacing:-.05pt">f.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">That<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>Honda<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>Pilot<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>Honda<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>Civic<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>vehicles<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>be<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>settled<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>on<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">Petitioner.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:6.85pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4; tab-stops:43.05pt"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt; letter-spacing:-.05pt">g.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua&q