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[FN303]. Interview with Justice Okraku, Circuit Court, Accra (June 12, 2001).
[FN304]. Interview with Justice Henry Kwofie, Circuit Court, Takoradi (June 7, 2001).
[FN305]. Id.; Interview with High Court Justice Mariama Owusu, Kumasi (June 7, 2001) (noting
that some judges are taking evidence of the non-monetary contribution women make to acquiring
property). The Regional Director of the Legal Aid Board for the Western Region similarly
suggested that to provide security for both spouses, a law should be enacted providing that upon
dissolution of a marriage, property should be presumed to be jointly acquired, even for
housewives. Interview with Mrs. Ellen A. Sweetie Asiedu Akrofi Sowa, Regional Director,
Legal Aid Board, Western Region, Takoradi (June 8, 2001).
[FN306]. See Interview with High Court Justice Afari, Tarkwa (June 6, 2001).
[FN307]. See Interview with Justice S.A. Brobbey, Court of Appeal, Accra (June 11, 2001).
[FN308]. Probate and Administration Rules, L.I. 1515 (1991), Order 2, § 6; see Kom, supra note
105, at 47.
[FN309]. See Kom, supra note 105, at 47.
[FN310]. See Interview with Charles Gyamfi Danquah, Commission on Human Rights and
Administrative Justice, Kumasi (June 5, 2001); Interview with Justice Kwadwo Owusu,
Community Tribunal Chairman, Accra (June 14, 2001); see also Mensa-Bonsu, supra note 164,
at 124; Dowuona-Hammond, supra note 35, at 159.
[FN311]. See Interview with Justice Kwadwo Owusu, Community Tribunal Chairman, Accra
(June 14, 2001).
[FN312]. Some individuals we met with in Ghana expressed the view that the share provided to
the lineage under Law 111 is insufficient given the significant role the extended family often
plays in the lives of its members. See Interview with Dr. K.O. Adinkrah, Professor of Law,
Ghana Law School, Accra (June 13, 2001); Interview with Supreme Court Justice George
Acquah, Accra (June 11, 2001) (giving example where man's education was entirely funded by
his brother but all the man's property went to his wife and children under Law 111).
[FN313]. See Interview with Justice Kwadwo Owusu, Community Tribunal Chairman, Accra
(June 14, 2001); Interview with Mrs. Ellen A. Sweetie Asiedu Akrofi Sowa, Regional Director,
Legal Aid Board, Western Region and John Bosco Nabarese, Court Registrar, Takoradi (June 8,
2001); Interview with Mrs. Patience Diaba, SNV/WiLDAF Legal Awareness Program, Takoradi
(June 8, 2001); Mensa-Bonsu, supra note 164, at 124; Dowuona-Hammond, supra note 35, at
159.
[FN314]. Interview with Mrs. Cecilia Ackah, Client of SNV/WiLDAF Legal Awareness
Program, Takoradi (June 7, 2001); see supra notes 286-89 and accompanying text.