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K. A. ACQUAYE, J.A.
The facts leading to this appeal are that the parties, both Ghanaians, got married under the Ordinance in 1977 and had two issues aged 29 years and 16 years as at 2009 when the petition was filed. The petitioner stated that they have not jointly acquired any properties except that they both have fifty percent shares each in Nayak Company Limited. According to the petitioner for the past ten years they have not enjoyed any meaningful or peaceful marriage and that due to certain deadly threats from the respondent she was compelled to desert the matrimonial home in 2009. The petitioner’s case was that the marriage had broken down beyond reconciliation and petitioned for a dissolution of the said marriage and an order that the petitioner should continue to maintain the issues of the marriage.
The respondent admitted that the marriage between the parties had broken down beyond reconciliation but blamed the petitioner for the situation. The respondent vehemently denied tha…