MR. DELE ODUSOTE V. DR. (MRS) TEMITAYO ODUSOTE

MOHAMMED LAWAL GARBA, JCA (Delivering the Leading Judgment): The Appellant and Respondent in this appeal were husband and wife vide the marriage contracted in 1992 at a marriage registry in New Jersey, the United states of America. The union was blessed with three (3) children, but later had problems which resulted in the Respondent filing a petition against the Appellant at the F.C.T. High Court on the 8/10/04 for the dissolution of the marriage.

After the filing of answer and a cross petition by the Appellant also praying for the dissolution of the marriage, the Respondent amended and further amended her petition in which she sought for reliefs which included decree for dissolution of the marriage and order granting her custody of the children of the marriage.

Each of the Appellant and Respondent testified in support of their respective position as the only witnesses in the trial at the and of which the F.C.T. High Court dissolved the marriage and made order granting custody of the …