<p class="ql-align-center"><strong><span style="background-color: transparent">JUDGMENT</span></strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>AGBEVEY J.</strong></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent">The parties were married under Akan custom in January 1980. This was  converted to an Ordinance Marriage on 19th of October 2000 at the Offices of the  Principal Registrar of Marriages, Accra. There are three issues of the marriage  who are adults aged 35, 31 and 25 years respectively. </span></p><p> <span style="background-color: transparent">Per the petition filed on the 3rd day of November, 2015, the Petitioner is  praying for the following reliefs: </span></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent">i. That the said marriage be dissolved. </span></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent">ii. That house No. 37 Agbogba be settled in favour of the Petitioner. </span></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent">iii. That house No. 16 Sakora be settled in favour of the Respondent. </span></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent">iv. That the unnumbered house at Agbogba be settled in favour of the  issues of the marriage.</span></p><p> <span style="background-color: transparent">The Respondent filed an Answer and save that she blamed the desertion by the Petitioner for the breakdown of the marriage, she consents to the dissolution  of the marriage. She cross-petitioned as follows: </span></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent">a) The Petitioner be ordered to pay the Respondent a lump sum compensation  to buffer her trading act…</span></p>