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JUDGEMENT
[1] In this Judgment, the parties shall retain the same designations as they bore in the trial High Court proceedings at Sekondi. The action commenced when the Petitioner, a citizen of Ghana, initiated a petition for divorce at the High Court on 13th November 2018. She sought the dissolution of her
Ordinance marriage to the Respondent, which was solemnized on 5th January, 2017.
[2] In addition to the prayer for divorce, she sought several ancillary reliefs. These included an award of custody of the children of the marriage, together with financial support for their upkeep, covering specifically, school fees, general maintenance, and health insurance. The Petitioner further requested maintenance of status for herself and the children, a share in the vehicles acquired during the subsistence of the marriage, and compensation in the sum of Two Million Ghana Cedis (GH¢2,000,000.00) for emotional distress allegedly caused her by the Respondent. She also prayed that suitable accommodation be provided for the children.
[3] In his response, the Respondent also presented his own requests to the trial Court. He sought joint custody of the children and requested the release of their travel documents. Additionally, he proposed that his interest in the matrimonial apartment be settled in favour of the children, to serve as their residence, with him acting as trustee for its management. He further prayed that the remaining apartments, excluding the matrimonial home, be settled in his favour, with the intention of renting them out to generate funds for the children’s education.
[4] The factual background to these divorce proceedings, as derived from the pleadings and evidence adduced by the parties at the trial before the High Court indicates that the Petitioner, a Ghanaian national, initially contracted a customary marriage with the Respondent, an English citizen. This union was later formalized under the Ordinance on 5th January, 2017, as earlier indicated.
[5] Following their marriage, the parties first lived in rented accommodation before relocating to a house situated at Mountain Zion, Anaji–Takoradi. This property was built on land acquired in the Petitioner’s name prior to the marriage. At the time the divorce petition was filed, the marriage had produced three children: Victoria, aged 10, Sasha, aged 9, and Geoffrey, aged 3.
[6] In support of her petition, the Petitioner asserts that the marriage has irretrievably br