Mavis Adwoa Ofori-tutu Vrs Frank Osei [2022] GHACC 256 (17 October 2022)

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT ‘2’ ADENTAN SITTING BEFORE HER HONOUR SEDINAM AWO BALOKAH (MS) THE PRESIDING JUDGE ON THE 17TH DAY OCTOBER, 2022 TIME: 9:15 AM SUIT NO. C5/025/2022 MAVIS ADWOA OFORI-TUTU NO. 10 CASHEW LINK ROAD NTHC ESTATE - ACCRA PLAINTIFF VRS. DEFENDANT FRANK OSEI ACCRA Petitioner: Present Respondent: Absent Dodzi Dzidula Present for Petitioner Alexander Owusu Junior: Present for Petitioner Constant E. K Amadzor Absent for Respondent By Court - Judgment Having read the Pleadings filed by the Parties, Having head the testimony of the Petition on oath and Having considered the Terms of Settlement executed by the Parties and filed on 03/08/2022, The Court finds on all the evidence on record that: 1) The Parties have not lived together as husband and wife for 2 years and more immediately preceeding the presentation of this Petition. 2) The Parties have irreconcilable differences. Upon the above facts and in light of Section 2 (1) (d) and (f) of the Matrimonial Cause Act 1971 (Act 367). I find and hold that the Ordinance Marriage celebrated between the Parties on the 15th day of September 2016 has broken down beyond reconciliation. I accordingly dissolve the said Ordinance Marriage this 17th day of October 2022. The Registrar of this court shall cancel the Parties Marriage Certificate (to be furnished the Registrar by the Petitioner) and issue to the Parties a Divorce Certificate. Further, the Terms of Settlement filed by the Parties on 03/08/2022 is hereby adopted as consent Judgment in final resolution of all ancillary issues raised by the Petition. I made no award as to cost. The Parties shall bear their own cost. (SGD) H/H SEDINAM AWO BALOKAH CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE Comfy* 2