HANNAH DARKWAH V. NANA GYAMFI MENSAH-BONSU
(2024) JELR 112459 (CA)
Court of Appeal
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CIVIL APPEAL NO: H1/013/2024
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8 Feb 2024
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Ghana
Coram
ANGELINA MENSAH-HOMIAH(MRS), JA
ERIC BAAH, JA
ALEX OWUSU-OFORI
Appearances
KWADWO OWUSU ANSAH FOR THE PETITIONER/RESPONDENT
MANUELLA APPIAH-NYARKO FOR THE RESPONDENT/APPELLANT
Judgement
<p style="text-align: center"><strong><u>JUDGMENT</u></strong></p><p style="text-align: justify"><strong><u>MENSAH-HOMIAH, J.A.</u></strong></p><p style="text-align: justify"><strong><u>INTRODUCTION</u>: </strong>This appeal emanates from the Judgment of the Circuit Court, Adum, Kumasi, delivered on 24 September 2019, which substantially granted the reliefs sought by the Petitioner/Respondent herein in her divorce Petition. By a notice of appeal filed on 13 October 2019, the Respondent/Appellant seeks to impugn this judgment save the order for dissolution of the marriage between the parties.</p><p style="text-align: justify">Henceforth, the Petitioner/Respondent and the Respondent/Appellant will be referred to as Petitioner and Respondent, respectively, for purposes of convenience.</p><p style="text-align: justify"><strong><u>FACTS</u></strong></p><p style="text-align: justify">These are the facts relevant to this appeal. The Respondent married the Petitioner customarily on 8 April, 2012 and there is no issue to the marriage. Hitherto, the parties had cohabited for many years. By her petition for divorce filed on 10 January 2017 the Petitioner averred that in the course of her marriage to the Respondent, they acquired properties, which are, a one storey building numbered STI, Ase…</p>