Read the full judgment text of FCMC 8306/2015 on BabelCite. This Family Court judgment was delivered on 10 July 2017 before HH Judge C.K. Chan.
Divorce – Separation – Matrimonial Causes Ordinance – Separation Agreement – Tax Avoidance – Cohabitation – Estoppel by Deed – Whether parties lived apart for 2 years from December 1993 – Purpose of signing Separation Agreement – Actual living arrangements and financial support – Estoppel by deed not applicable – Petition dismissed – Costs to follow event with certificate for 2 counsel
Legal issues: Separation period under s.11A(2)(d) MCO · Purpose of Separation Agreement · Resumption of cohabitation · Estoppel by deed
Outcome: Petition dismissed. Husband failed to prove irretrievable breakdown of marriage.
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