MRS. CHARITY BOADI-DARKWA vs. MR. MICHAEL BOADI- DARKWA [2023]DLHC16817

Date	2023-07-27
Suit No.	SUIT NO. E6/12/2021
Citation No.	[2023]DLHC16817

HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE EMMANUEL A. LODOH

ROLAND A.K. HAMILTON ESQ

SOLOMON GYESI ESQ

[2023]DLHC16817
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MRS. CHARITY BOADI-DARKWA<o:p></o:p>

(PETITIONER)<o:p></o:p>

(RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>

[HIGH
COURT, CAPE COAST]<o:p></o:p>

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COUNSEL&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>

ROLAND A.K. HAMILTON ESQ.
COUNSEL FOR PETITIONER<o:p></o:p>

SOLOMON GYESI ESQ. COUNSEL
FOR RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p>

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CORAM<o:p></o:p>

HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE
EMMANUEL A. LODOH<o:p></o:p>

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

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The Petitioner on 3rd September, 2021 invoked the court’s jurisdiction in a petition for divorce under Section 1 of the
Matrimonial Causes Act, 1971 (Act 367) and Order 65 rule 2 of the High Court
(Civil Procedure) Rules, 2004 (C.I. 47) for the dissolution of her ordinance
marriage with Respondent.<o:p></o:p>

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The Petitioner also prayed
for other reliefs consequent to the dissolution of the marriage. The reliefs
are:<o:p></o:p>

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(a)<span style="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-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A declaration that the Petitioner has 50%
share in the properties acquired during the subsistence of the marriage as
sated at paragraphs 42 and 43 of the Petitioner’s Petition.<o:p></o:p>

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0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:0cm;line-height:115%;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4;tab-stops:42.3pt 42.4pt">(b)<span style="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-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An order for the recovery of 50% share of the
properties acquired during the subsistence of the marriage as stated at paragraph 42 and 43 of the Petitioner’s Petition.<o:p></o:p>