Read the full judgment text of FCMC 6812/2016 on BabelCite. This Family Court judgment was delivered on 13 March 2017 before HH Judge C.K. Chan.
Matrimonial Causes – Ancillary Relief – Discovery – Relevance and Necessity – Duty of Full and Frank Disclosure – Form E – Employment History – Property – Bank Accounts – Company Interests – Costs – Wife applied for discovery against husband regarding financial disclosure in Form E – Whether discovery ordered for specific questions regarding husband's financial status – Held: Discovery ordered for employment, property, bank accounts, investments, expenses, health, and new family details with limitations on time periods; Discovery refused for company interests without evidence of beneficial interest, general catch-all disclosure, and confirmation of no other valuable items; Wife awarded half costs of hearing.
Legal issues: Relevance of employment history · Relevance of financial assets and liabilities · Relevance of company interests without evidence · Relevance of general catch-all disclosure · Costs of the hearing
Outcome: Application for discovery granted in part; husband ordered to provide answers/documents for specific questions; costs awarded to wife.
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