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Lawyer for Mount Carmel Fertility Centre Egbert Faibille declined to comment except to claim his client had presented GH?40,000 to lawyers of Denise and insist that they would stick to the agreement between the two.

Lawyer for Denise, Vivian Tess Komi of Legal Assistance Network Ghana confirmed to JoyNews that Denise is currently being prevented from seeing the babies.

She told JoyNews’ Dzifa Bampoh that Denise has fulfilled her end of the bargain and now the burden is on the other party to finally sign the agreement and fulfil all obligations under it [the agreement], after which they can hand the babies to them.

She confirmed that they [lawyers] had received a cash amount of Gh?20,000 on behalf of Denise, a greater part of which has been utilised in paying for Denise’s bills and seeing to her maintenance since the fertility centre has failed to meet those obligations.

Ms Komi added that a post-dated cheque for an additional Gh?20,000 had also been presented but had not as yet been cashed.

According to her, the fertility centre has not fulfilled other terms outlined in the contract, which include among others, providing Denise with adequate accommodation, ensuring her safe recuperation and covering her medical bills.

Until all obligations are fulfilled, she said, the babies will not be handed over to the fertility centre.

Ms Komi explained that until a court order (parental order) grants the fertility centre custody, the babies belong to Denise and called for the legal team of the Mount Carmel Fertility Centre to make haste in signing the contract and meet their obligations so that this can be done.

“If they want this thing to end, they should just find a time to meet, sign the contract and we will hand the babies over”, she said, adding that if they refuse to sign, “then we will take the necessary legal action against them”.