[2023]DLHC16885 Login to Read Full Case <span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><div class="WordSection1"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:-2.5pt; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;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">ISAAC MENSAH<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:-2.5pt; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;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-top:0cm;margin-right:-2.5pt; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;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">vs.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:-2.5pt; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center; tab-stops:center 236.75pt left 306.75pt"><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">EUEGENIA AMEGAVIE<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:-2.5pt; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center; tab-stops:center 236.75pt left 366.0pt"><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-top:0cm;margin-right:-2.5pt; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;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, TEMA]<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:-2.5pt; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center; tab-stops:168.75pt 278.15pt"><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""> </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: 4.5pt; margin-right: -2.5pt;"> <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: E5/24/2020 DATE: 7<sup>TH</sup> JUNE 2023<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:-2.5pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;tab-stops:96.25pt"><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> <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: 4.5pt; margin-right: -2.5pt;"> <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"">MS. NAA AYORKOR CATO-BROWNE HOLDING BRIEF FOR MR. STEPHEN SOWAH CHARWAY FOR PETITIONER<o:p></o:p></span></p> <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. SENAM KALITSI HOLDING BRIEF FOR MR. EDDIE YAO HARVEY FOR RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:-2.5pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify"><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-top:0cm;margin-right:-2.5pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;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: 4.5pt; margin-right: -2.5pt;"> <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:6.85pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">By a Petition filed on the 20<span style="position:relative;top:-3.5pt;mso-text-raise:3.5pt">th<span style="letter-spacing:1.45pt"> </span></span>of January, 2020, the Petitioner herein, <b>Isaac Mensah </b>is seeking the dissolution of the marriage between him and Respondent <b>Eugenia Amegavie<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span></b>who<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>has<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>also<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>filed<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>an<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>Answer<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt"> </span>Petition<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>has<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>also<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>Cross-petitioned for certain reliefs. This was filed on <b>27<span style="position: relative;top:-3.5pt;mso-text-raise:3.5pt">th<span style="letter-spacing:1.9pt"> </span></span>April, 2020</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-right:6.85pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">The<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt"> </span>reliefs<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>being<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>sought<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>by<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>parties<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>are<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>as<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> follows:</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-right:6.85pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-right:6.85pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Petitioner<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>in<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>his<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>Petition<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>filed<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>on<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>20<span style="position:relative; top:-3.5pt;mso-text-raise:3.5pt">th<span style="letter-spacing:1.15pt"> </span></span>January,<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>2020<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>is<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>seeking<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>following<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">reliefs:</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-right:6.85pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" align="left" style="margin: 0cm 6.85pt 0.0001pt 0cm; text-indent: 0cm; line-height: 115%;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%">1)<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">That<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>marriage<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>celebrated<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt"> </span>in<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>fact<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>between<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>parties<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>in<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>2006<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>be<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> dissolved.</span><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" align="left" style="margin: 0cm 6.85pt 0.0001pt 0cm; text-indent: 0cm; line-height: 115%;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%">2)<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";"> &nb