Yusufu Anyika v. Cecelia Francis-Anyika

QUESTIONS TO BE PRESENTED The Lower Court incorrectly granted Judgment (Contempt of Court) in favor of the Plaintiff (Wife) where genuine issues of material fact exist which were timely raised and objected to by the Defendant. eg Contempt of Court for performing a Realty appraisal based upon the date of sperate instead of current date. The main issue is - Why are “some” assets valued up to the date of separation (DOS), eg bank accounts, 40IK and other assets such as Realty Property valued to date of sale which can be years “after” the date of separation. PA rule 3501 and 3505 do not differentiate between assets when it comes to date of separation. In this instance the lower Court Judge applied arbitrary dates to assets which resulted in incorrect asset values which affected the financial outcome for Mr Anyika. If Rule 3501 and 3505 is