ALEXANDER MENSAH HAGAN vs. MRS. ADWOA OFOSUA HAGAN [2023]DLHC16844

Date	2023-05-24
Suit No.	SUIT NO. E6/05/2023
Citation No.	[2023]DLHC16844

HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE EMMANUEL A. LODOH

ROLAND A.K. HAMILTON ESQ

EUNICE FRIMPONG ESQ

[2023]DLHC16844
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >ALEXANDER MENSAH HAGAN<o:p></o:p>

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

vs.<o:p></o:p>

MRS. ADWOA OFOSUA HAGAN<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>

EUNICE FRIMPONG, 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 15th December, 2022 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) seeking
the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p>

1.<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;
That the marriage celebrated between himself
and the Respondent be dissolved.<o:p></o:p>

2.<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;
Any other relief as the Honourable Court may
deem expedient so to grant the Petitioner.<o:p></o:p>

<h2 style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:6.5pt;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:
9.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:115%">Cross-Petition<o:p></o:p></h2>

The Respondent duly responded to the
petition and in her Answer to the petition, cross-petitioned for multiple reliefs as follows:<o:p></o:p>