Read the full judgment text of FCMC 4880/2014 on BabelCite. This Family Court judgment was delivered on 17 June 2016 before HH Judge C.K. Chan.
Matrimonial Causes – Maintenance Pending Suit – Interim Legal Costs – Pre-nuptial Agreement – Reasonableness – Fairness – Ability to Pay – Currey Test – District Court – LCYP v JEK – Wife claimed $250,000 monthly MPS and $120,000 legal costs – Husband offered $120,000 MPS and $1,500,000 lump sum legal costs – Court held reasonable monthly expenses $210,000 – Currey test satisfied for legal costs – PNA did not restrict children's maintenance – Orders made for MPS and legal costs
Legal issues: Maintenance Pending Suit calculation · Interim legal costs provision · Effect of Pre-nuptial Agreement
Outcome: MPS granted at $210,000 per month ($70,000 for wife, $140,000 for children); Interim legal costs of $1,500,000 granted
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