YAA AMPONSAH vs. KOFI ADARKWAH [2020]DLHC10742

Date	2020-03-12
Suit No.	SUIT NO: DM 0309/2016
Citation No.	[2020]DLHC10742

HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE HAFISATA AMALEBOBA (MRS)

EMMANUEL OPOKU ACHEAMPONG ESQ. FOR PETITIONER

DERRICK ADU – GYAMFI ESQ. FOR RESPONDENT.

[2020]DLHC10742
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >YAA AMPONSAH<o:p></o:p>(PETITIONER)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>KOFI ADARKWAH<o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENT)<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: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

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padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">SUIT NO: DM 0309/2016 &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;&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;DATE:
12TH
MARCH 2020<o:p></o:p>

</div><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
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mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>EMMANUEL OPOKU ACHEAMPONG ESQ. FOR
PETITIONER<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 HAFISATA AMALEBOBA (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>&nbsp;This
is a wife’s Petition for dissolution of marriage and for ancillary reliefs. The
Petitioner and the Respondent, were married under Customary Law on 19th August
1996, in&nbsp; Kumasi. After the marriage, the parties cohabited in Kumasi
and then relocated to Italy. &nbsp;There are three issues of the marriage, who are: Adarkwa Isaac Sampong
Kwaku; Adarkwa Rebecca Nyamekye; and Adarkwa Emmanuel Odom. At the date of commencement of the suit, the children
were were aged Fifteen (15), eight (8) and six (6) years old, respectively. <o:p></o:p>Several
years after the marriage, the Petitioner commenced this action, contending that
the marriage between the parties has broken down beyond reconciliation. The
Petitioner averred that, the breakdown of the marriage was caused by the
unreasonable behaviour of the Respondent, who is callous, vindictive, and has reneged on his
responsibilities of looking after the children. She says that the Respondent has
caused her much anxiety, distress and depression. Particulars of the alleged unreasonable behaviour of
the Respondent were set out in the Petition. The Petitioner further asserted that the parties have
not lived as husband and wife since 2009. By
her Petition, she seeks the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p>(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp</main>