Joana Quaye, former wife of businessman Richard Nii Armah Quaye (RNAQ), has filed an application seeking to overturn an Accra High Court ruling that dissolved their marriage and ordered the distribution of properties acquired during the union.
According to a report by TheLawPlatform on April 8, 2026, the appeal which has been filed at the Court of Appeal seeks declaratory reliefs from the Court of Appeal to set aside the final orders of the High Court, presided over by Justice Kofi Dorgu, who sat as an Additional High Court Judge at the Family Court and delivered the disputed ruling.
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The appeal was filed on her behalf by her lawyer, former Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame.
The report indicated that Joana Quaye’s legal team argued that the trial judge erred in his ruling by not acknowledging that all the respondent’s assets, both movable and immovable, including company shares, were acquired during the course of the marriage.
“The learned trial judge committed a fundamental error of law by failing to recognise that all the immovable and movable properties claimed by respondent, including shares in companies, were acquired during the subsistence of the marriage and thus constitute marital property to be distributed equitably between the parties,” TheLawPlatform quoted.
Furthermore, in outlining the alleged error of law as grounds for the Court of Appeal to overturn the High Court’s decision, lawyers for Joana Quaye stated, “The learned trial judge committed a fundamental error of law by failing to recognise that all the immovable and movable properties claimed by respondent, including shares in companies, were acquired during the subsistence of the marriage and thus constitute marital property to be distributed equitably between the parties.”
High Court ruling
The High Court awarded one-third of a house in Dansoman to Joana and two-thirds to Richard Nii Armah Quaye.
The court also granted her a lump sum of GH¢300,000 instead of the GH¢50 million she had sought.
Custody of their three children was awarded to her, with her ex-husband granted visitation rights, including access during school vacations.
Joana Quaye, the co-founder, shareholder and director of Quick Credit Microfinance Company Limited, now Bills, had filed for the divorce settlement and asked the court to order her ex-husband to pay her a lump sum of GH¢50 million.
However, the judge who presided over the matter, Justice Kofi Dorgu, a Court of Appeal judge with additional High Court responsibilities, awarded her only GH¢300,000 in the distribution of the matrimonial properties of RNAQ and his wife.
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The judge reportedly stated that he awarded Joana Quaye only GH¢300,000 to “discourage divorces”.
