VICTORIA AMEYAW vs. STEPHEN OPOKU [2017]DLHC11949

Date	2017-04-24
Suit No.	SUIT NO. BMISC 338/2014 & AL 15/2014
Citation No.	[2017]DLHC11949

HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE PATIENCE-MILLS TETTEH

SIKA ABLA ADDO FOR PLAINTIFF

NAA ADJELEY DSANE HOLDING BRIEF FOR JUSTIN AMENUVOR FOR DEFENDANT

[2017]DLHC11949
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >VICTORIA AMEYAW<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p><a name="_heading=h.gjdgxs"></a>STEPHEN
OPOKU <o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH
COURT, ACCRA]<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: black; padding: 0in 0in 1pt;">

SUIT
NO. BMISC 338/2014 &amp; AL 15/2014&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;DATE: 24TH&nbsp;APRIL 2017<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL&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; <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: 0in 0in 1pt;">

SIKA ABLA ADDO FOR
PLAINTIFF<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM<o:p></o:p>HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE PATIENCE-MILLS TETTEH<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: black; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0in;">

JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>The plaintiff and the defendant herein a woman and a man respectively got married
under customary law of the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana in July 2000. Parties lived in House No. B/798 Sowutuom
Accra, after the said marriage. The defendant, the man packed out of the house leaving the plaintiff/woman with three
children who are still under 18 years. The woman/plaintiff initiated a writ
against the man/defendant on 24th December 2013 claiming;<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:16.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-font-width:99%">a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; an
order restraining the husband, his relatives including agents and assigns
from harassing her and her children
and from living in the
matrimonial home in peace and quietude,<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:
12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:16.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
mso-font-width:99%">b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
an order that defendant maintains the
children of the marriage paying their school fees medical bills as and when
they become due and daily maintenance until they attain majority.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The
man/defendant also filed another suit on 4th of March 2014 claiming
the following reliefs;<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:7.05pt;margin-bottom:
0in;margin-left:53.9pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-26.05pt;line-height:
115%;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo2;tab-stops:53.95pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:16.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-font-width:99%">I.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A declaration that the plaintiff is the owner
of House No. B795 Sowutuom<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:6.9pt;margin-bottom:
0in;margin-left:53.9pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-30.15pt;line-height:
115%;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo2;tab-stops:53.95pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:16.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-font-width:99%">II.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An order ejecting the defendant from house
no. B7995 Sowutuom<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:6.75pt;margin-bottom:
0in;margin-left:53.9pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-34.2pt;line-height:
115%;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo2;tab-stops:53.95pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:16.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-font-width:99%">III.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An order of perpetual injunction restraining
the wife from interfering with the peaceful and quiet enjoy</main>