Read the full judgment text of FCMC 5963/2016 on BabelCite. This Family Court judgment was delivered on 26 September 2017 before Her Honour Judge Sharon D. Melloy.
Matrimonial Causes – Interim Maintenance – Child Maintenance – Generali Policy – Costs – District Court – Section 5 Matrimonial Proceedings and Property Ordinance Cap 192 – Petitioner mother applied for interim maintenance for child A – Parties unemployed at hearing, father made redundant – Mother relocating to UK – Court applied broad-brush approach – Interim maintenance awarded at GBP2,000 per month from 1 September 2017 – Backdating issue deferred to later stage – Generali policy liquidated with proceeds distributed for school fees, school fees to X, and financial cushion – Remainder split 50:50 – Costs awarded to Petitioner on party and party basis – Order nisi for costs to be made absolute in 14 days
Legal issues: Interim maintenance amount and quantum · Costs of application · Disposal of Generali policy proceeds
Outcome: Interim maintenance awarded; Generali policy liquidated; Costs awarded to Petitioner.
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