<p style="text-align: center"><strong><u>J U D G M ENT</u></strong></p><p style="text-align: justify"><strong><u>ADJEI, J.A:</u></strong> The Petitioner/Appellant, being dissatisfied with the judgment of the High Court, Tema, delivered on 16th February 2021, filed an appeal against same to this Court on 21st April 2021.</p><p style="text-align: justify">The brief background to this appeal is that the Petitioner filed a petition for divorce to pray for the dissolution of the Ordinance Marriage she celebrated with the Respondent under the Marriages Act (1884-1985) on 26th April 1997. It could be discerned from the pleadings filed by the parties that the marriage had broken down beyond reconciliation and only needed evidence to satisfy the High Court for the same to be dissolved in accordance with the law.</p><p style="text-align: justify">The contentious matters were the ancillary reliefs sought by the Petitioners. The ancillary sought by the Petitioner are as follows:</p><blockquote><p style="text-align: justify"><strong><em>“a. A five (5) bedroom house at community 21 which they use as their matrimonial home, near Tema International School.</em></strong></p><p style="text-align: justify"><strong><em>b. A plot of land located at community 25 which the Petitioner secured and paid for…</em></strong></p></blockquote>