In the aftermath of the legal dispute between former Black Stars player Asamoah Gyan and his ex-wife Gifty, it has been revealed that she presented impostors as her parents during their marriage ceremony.
According to the lawyer for the former Black Stars striker, Edwin Kusi Appiah, this revelation came to light during the testimony of witnesses presented by Asamoah Gyan during the three-year trial.
“When we went to court, people familiar with the woman who testified in court said that the people the woman brought to witness the marriage as her father and mother were actually not her father and mother and they are the people she introduced to Asamoah as her parents,” the lawyer said in an interview UTV on Wednesday, November 1, 2o23.
On October 31, 2023, an Accra High Court passed judgment in the protracted divorce battle between the former Ghana international and his ex-wife, Gifty. The court annulled the marriage that was contracted in 2013, and in the process, made consequential decisions regarding the paternity of the couple’s three children.
Gyan had initially denied paternity, leading the court to conduct a DNA test, which confirmed that he was indeed the father of the children.
Dennis Law, in their report of the case, addressed the paternity issue, stating, “Initially, Asamoah Gyan had denied paternity of their three children, seeking an annulment of their marriage.
He added that however, the court, in its decision on October 31, 2023, established that the three children are indeed the progeny of Asamoah Gyan.
Furthermore, the court made consequential directions concerning the children’s upkeep after the dissolution of the marriage, which included a monthly payment of 25,000 Ghana cedis from Asamoah Gyan to Gifty Gyan.
This stipend is designated for the welfare and upbringing of the three children, excluding expenses such as school fees, medical and dental care, flight tickets, and various other childcare-related costs.
Parents Introduced by Asamoah Gyan's Ex-Wife During Their Marriage Were Not Her Biological Parents – Asamoah Gyan's lawyer Edwin Kusi-Appiah reveals#UTVSports pic.twitter.com/I27cwP9QQG
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