VERONICA DERY vs. EUSTACE ZAGHE [2020]DLHC10744

Date	2020-02-18
Suit No.	SUIT NO: DM 0179/2017
Citation No.	[2020]DLHC10744

HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE HAFISATA AMALEBOBA (MRS)

ANTHONY BOATENG ESQ. WITH CYNTHIA S. TAGOE FOR PETITIONER.

ROBERTS EKOR DASSAH FOR RESPONDENT.

[2020]DLHC10744
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >VERONICA DERY<o:p></o:p>(PETITIONER)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>EUSTACE ZAGHE<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 0179/2017 &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:
18TH
FEBRUARY 2020<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>ANTHONY BOATENG
ESQ. WITH CYNTHIA S. TAGOE 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 in the year 2003, at
Jirapa in the Upper West Region. After
the marriage, the parties cohabited at various places including Paga and Accra.
The
only issue of the marriage is Angela Zaghe. At the date of commencement of the
suit, she was twelve (12) years old. <o:p></o:p>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.
By her Petition, she seeks the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p>a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
That the marriage between
the parties be dissolved.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
That the Petitioner should be
given custody of the child of the marriage, with reasonable access to the
Respondent.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;c.