Read the full judgment text of FCMC 7235/2015 on BabelCite. This Family Court judgment was delivered on 5 August 2016 before Deputy District Judge Grace Chan.
Maintenance Pending Suit – Interim Maintenance – Legal Costs Provision – Financial Disclosure – Ability to Pay – Reasonable Needs – Standard of Living – Full and Frank Disclosure – Costs Order – Matrimonial Proceedings and Property Ordinance – Husband failed full disclosure of financial means – Wife's expense claims inflated – MPS granted $60,000 per month – Legal costs provision rejected – Husband to bear 75% of wife's costs
Legal issues: Husband's ability to pay MPS · Reasonable needs of wife/daughters · Legal costs provision
Outcome: MPS application allowed in sum of $60,000 per month; Legal costs provision rejected; Husband to bear 75% of wife's costs.
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