[2023]DLHC16791 Login to Read Full Case <span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><div class="WordSection1"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-right:1.8pt;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua";color:#00B0F0">HELENA APPIAH ANFO<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-right:1.8pt;text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">(PETITIONER)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-right:1.8pt;text-align:center; tab-stops:210.0pt center 234.75pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-right:1.8pt;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua";color:#00B0F0">ANDREWS KOFI HANSON<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-right:1.8pt;text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">(RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-right:1.8pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">[HIGH COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:1.8pt;text-align:justify;tab-stops:168.75pt 366.0pt 390.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua""> <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: black; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 1.8pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt: solid black 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><a name="_heading=h.gjdgxs"></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">SUIT NO: E5/29/2020 DATE: 5<sup>TH</sup> JULY 2023<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:1.8pt;text-align:justify;tab-stops:96.25pt 397.5pt 428.25pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua"">COUNSEL <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-right:1.8pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">MR. NII ADJEI CHARWAY HOLDING BRIEF OF MR. RICHMOND NUMBO SAAKA FOR PETITIONER <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: black; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 1.8pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt: solid black 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">MR. EDWARD METTLE NUNOO FOR RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:1.8pt;text-align:justify;tab-stops:center 234.75pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua"">CORAM <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:1.8pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE RITA AGYEMAN-BUDU (MRS)<o:p></o:p></span></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 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 1.8pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;border:none; mso-border-top-alt:solid black 1.5pt;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid black 1.5pt; padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-right:1.8pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Petitioner<span style="letter-spacing: 1.6pt"> </span>herein<span style="letter-spacing:1.65pt"> </span>Helena<span style="letter-spacing:1.5pt"> </span>Appiah<span style="letter-spacing:1.5pt"> </span>Anfo<span style="letter-spacing:1.7pt"> </span>filed<span style="letter-spacing:1.65pt"> </span>this<span style="letter-spacing:1.5pt"> </span>Petition<span style="letter-spacing:1.5pt"> </span>on<span style="letter-spacing:1.5pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: 1.55pt"> </span>5<span style="position:relative;top:-3.5pt;mso-text-raise:3.5pt">th<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span></span>of<span style="letter-spacing:1.5pt"> </span>March,<span style="letter-spacing:1.5pt"> </span>2020 praying for the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:1.8pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:0cm;line-height:115%; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4;tab-stops:58.9pt 59.0pt"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; letter-spacing:-.05pt">i.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></i></b><!--[endif]--><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">A declaration that<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>Customary marriage contracted between Petitioner and Respondent on 11<sup>th</sup><span style="position:relative;top:-3.5pt;mso-text-raise:3.5pt;letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span>March, 1995 and subsequently their Ordinance Marriage on 6<sup>th</sup> May, 1995 has broken down beyond reconciliation.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:1.8pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:0cm;line-height:115%; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4;tab-stops:58.9pt 59.0pt"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; letter-spacing:-.05pt">ii.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></i></b><!--[endif]--><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">An Order dissolving the marriage contracted between Petitioner and Respondent herein.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:1.8pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:0cm;line-height:115%; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4;tab-stops:58.9pt 59.0pt"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0p