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November 9, 2022
HIGH COURT
GHANA
CORAM
I have considered the petition and the answer to the petition. I have evaluated the available evidence on record and I am of the opinion that the marriage between the parties has broken down beyond reconciliation as all attempts by family and friends to reconcile them has failed. See Section 2 of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1971, Act 367. The marriage is hence dissolved.
The marriage certificate is hereby cancelled.
The terms of settlement filed on the 22nd of July, 2022 is adopted as part of the judgment of this court and the parties are bound by it. The terms are as follows:
1. Petitioner will be granted custody of the two children of the marriage.
2. Respondent shall pay GH¢1,000.00 for maintenance monthly till the end of the year 2022 thereafter it shall be GH¢1,500.00 subject to any increase in the prices of goods and services in the country.
3. The sharing of the cost with respect to educational, welfare, and health needs of the children shall be on 50:50 basis.
4. The Respondent will pick the children every other weekend to spend time with them.
Each party is to bear his own cost.
[SGD.]
H.L. JUSTICE CYNTHIA WIREDU (MRS.)
(JUSTICE OF THE HIGH COURT)
AI Generated Summary
Justice Cynthia Wiredu (Mrs.), sitting as a Justice of the High Court, resolved a matrimonial cause under Section 2 of the Matrimonial Causes Act, 1971 (Act 367). After considering the petition and answer and evaluating the evidence, the court found that the marriage had broken down beyond reconciliation, emphasizing that repeated efforts by family and friends to reconcile the parties had failed. The court dissolved the marriage, canceled the marriage certificate, and incorporated the parties’ terms of settlement filed on 22 July 2022 into the judgment, making them binding. The decree granted the petitioner custody of the two children, required the respondent to pay maintenance (GH¢1,000 monthly until end of 2022, then GH¢1,500, subject to price increases), mandated equal sharing of children’s educational, welfare, and health costs, and provided alternate weekend visitation. Each party was ordered to bear their own costs.