CHRISTIANA OHEMENG vs. SAMUEL OPPONG OHEMENG [2020]DLCA10021

Date	2020-12-03
Suit No.	SUIT NO. H1/211/2019
Citation No.	[2020]DLCA10021

WELBOURNE (MRS) J.A. (PRESIDING)

L.L. MENSAH J.A.

B. MENSAH J.A.

RICHARD ODUM MENSAH FOR RESPONDENT/APPELLANT

NO LEGAL REPRESENTATION FOR PETITIONER/RESPONDENT

[2020]DLCA10021
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >CHRISTIANA
OHEMENG<o:p></o:p>(PETITIONER/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>SAMUEL OPPONG OHEMENG<o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENT/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:
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OF APPEAL, 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: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;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-ansi-language:EN-US">RICHARD ODUM MENSAH FOR RESPONDENT/APPELLANT<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:
justify;line-height:115%;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;
line-height:115%;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-ansi-language:EN-US">NO LEGAL
REPRESENTATION FOR PETITIONER/RESPONDENT <o:p></o:p>

</div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;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-ansi-language:EN-US">CORAM: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;
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-ansi-language:EN-US">WELBOURNE (MRS)
J.A. (PRESIDING), L.L. MENSAH J.A., B. MENSAH J.A.<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;">

<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%;
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solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>&nbsp;WELBOURNE, J.A<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;This is an appeal against
the judgment of the Circuit Court dated 9th February, 2018.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;Background:<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The Petitioner/Respondent (hereinafter
referred to as the Petitioner) filed a divorce petition on the 7th
October, 2015 against the Respondent/Appellant (hereinafter referred to as the Appellant).<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The Petition was amended
after leave of the court on 10th February, 2016 and filed on 11th
February, 2016. The amended petition contained the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;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-ansi-language:EN-GB">a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Dissolution of the
ordinance marriage between the parties.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;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-ansi-language:EN-GB">b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Custody of the issues of
the marriage should be given to the Petitioner with reasonable access to the Respondent.<o:p></o:p>