The Sixth Judicial Circuit Civil Law Court IN Monrovia, has dissolved the marriage of Counselor Babington Miller Catakaw, and Madam Hester Rhoda Williams-Calakaw, ending the union by mutual consent.
Cllr. Catakaw is a stalwart of the governing Unity Party, while Mrs. Williams-Catakaw, formerly served as deputy education minister.
The decree, handed down on June 30, 2026, followed a brief hearing before Judge Nelson Chinneh at the Temple of Justice on Capitol Hill.
Cllr. Catakaw and Madam Williams-Catakaw appeared in person with their respective counsels, and presented a written stipulation, confirmed they had agreed to end the marriage amicably.
Judge Chinneh noted that law permits mutual consent divorces when the court satisfied the agreement does not contravene law, morality, or public policy.
“The marriage between Hester Rhoda Williams-Calakaw, plaintiff, and Babington Miller Catakaw, defendant, is hereby dissolved by mutual consent of the parties,” the ruling stated in part.
The court ordered the clerk to issue a formal bill of divorcement upon payment of a US$50 Divorce Tax Fee by Williams-Catakaw to national revenue.
The bill will legally annul the bond of holy matrimony, and restore both parties to single status. Costs of the proceedings were waived.
The dissolution closed a chapter for two figures well known in Montserrado County politics and public service.
Cllr. Babington Miller Catakaw is a lawyer and longtime Unity Party figure. He served as assistant secretary of the ruling Unity Party and repeatedly sought elected office in Montserrado County District #9.
He contested the seat on the Unity Party ticket in 2011, and again in the 2017 elections.
Hester Rhoda Williams-Catakaw, previously served as deputy education minister, and as a superintendent of the Monrovia Consolidated School System (MCSS), a role that placed her at the center of public education administration.
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