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JOHN PHILLIP OKECHUKWU TABANSI V. VIVIAN IFEOMA TABANSI

(2008) JELR 46855 (CA)

Court of Appeal  •  CA/E/269/2007  •  8 Jul 2008  •  Nigeria

Coram
VICTOR AIMEPOMO O. OMAGE JCA; STANLEY SHENKO ALAGOA JCA; MOHAMMED LADAN-TSAMIYA JCA;

Judgement

STANLEY SHENKO ALAGOA, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the judgment of Obidigwe J. of the High Court of Justice Otuocha in Anambra State in Suit No. OT/ID/2005 delivered on the 15th March 2006. The Appellant as Petitioner had sought for the following orders-

(a) A decree of dissolution of marriage between the Petitioner and the Respondent.

(b) Unlimited access to the child of the marriage until she attains the age of ten (10) years.

(c) Custody of the child of the marriage upon attaining the age of ten (10) years, the Petitioner's house being her natural and traditional home and birthright.

(d) Access to the child of the marriage to be granted to the Respondent at the Petitioner's house upon the child's attainment of the age often years.

The Respondent by an answer and cross petition filed on the 24th May 2005 and amended on the 9th December 2005 sought for the following reliefs -

(a) An order dismissing the petition

(b) A decree of the dissolution…

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