Court orders Asamoah Gyan to pay estranged wife $37k maintenance fee

The Divorce and Matrimonial Division of the Accra High Court
presided over by Her Ladyship Mrs Justice Hafisata Amaleboba, has
ordered Black Stars Captain Asamoah Gyan to pay his estranged wife
Gifty Gyan an amount of GH¢204,392.22 as maintenance fee.

The figure covers a period of 15 months – from July 2018 to
September 2019 – as maintenance for the three children among other
things.

The court, while ruling on an application for maintenance
pending suit, made specific orders with specific figures covering
water, electricity, calls and others.

Justice Mrs Amaleboba’s court decreed that maintenance be paid
to the applicant in those issues of the marriage pending the final
determination of the suit.

The court explained further that, “It is this day adjudged that
the applicant (Gifty Gyan) recovers against the petitioner (Asamoah
Gyan) the following; “Bills and other expenditure covering water,
electricity, gas-£680, internet- £180, skype – £107.91, saloon and
other vehicle maintenance- £200, home maintenance- £150 in arrears
commencing from July 2018 to September 2019, totalling
£18,450.74

The order also includes “bills in respect of groceries £1, 500,
fuel-£250, calls-£50, clothing-£200 in arrears commencing July 2019
to September 2019 totalling- £6,000

The Matrimonial Court also ordered that “bills for MoT (Ministry
of Transport) Tax and insurance for the year 2019, amounting to
1,700.

The Black Stars General Captain is also to pay the educational
expenses of the three children, including those in arrears from
July 2018 to September 2019 covering (pockets money, school trips,
books etc), amounting to £2,800.

Lawyers of Mrs Gyan were not able to serve the order given by
the court since September 27, 2019 on Asamoah Gyan and so returned
to court to ask for a substituted service, which was granted.

Order of substituted service

In a substituted service order granted by the court under the
seal of the Deputy Registrar of the court, Evans Abbeyquaye, the
court said “upon reading the affidavit of James Osei Arthur, a Law
Clerk in the firm of the solicitors of the respondent/ applicant
herein, filed on October 18, 2019, in support of the motion
ex-parte for an order of entry of maintenance on the respondent/
applicant by substituted service; and upon hearing the submissions
of Stephen Nsiah Opoku Esq, with Bernice Addae Esq, counsel for and
on behalf of petitioners herein; it is hereby ordered that leave is
granted respondent/applicant by substituted service in the
following manner:

“By serving a copy of the entry of maintenance order on any
adult occupant of the petitioner’s (Asamoah Gyan’s) house of
residence, House No.15, Oleander Street, East Legon, Accra,” and
“by a copy of the entry of maintenance order on the lawyer on
record in the matter.”

The court said the respondent was at liberty to take further
steps after 14 days of the service on the petitioner.

Baffour Gyan reacts

Meanwhile, Baffour Gyan, the senior brother of Mr Asamoah Gyan,
in a telephone interview, told the DAILY HERITAGE that the said
amount had been given to his brother’s lawyers last month for
onward delivery to Madam Gyan.

He was, however, unable to answer as to when exactly the money
was sent and whether the money had gotten to Mrs. Gyan’s
lawyers.

“Everything is with our lawyer and he will give everything to
them. I think last month or so our lawyer was supposed to give it
to Gifty’s lawyer, that is the money.”

Asked if the money had since been delivered to Madam Gyan’s
lawyers as he claimed, he said “I don’t know about it.”