Read the full judgment text of FCMC 1557/2013 on BabelCite. This Family Court judgment was delivered on 10 April 2019 before 區域法院暫委法官彭家光.
Matrimonial proceedings – Maintenance – Variation of order – Material change of circumstances – Ability to pay – Needs assessment – Husband applied to reduce maintenance from $4,000 to $1,000 per month due to reduced income from age and health – Wife relies on maintenance and CSSA with no income – Court found husband's income reduced from $15,000-$18,000 to $10,000-$14,000 per month – Court held husband can only afford $1,000 per month after expense compression – Maintenance reduced to $1,000 per month effective September 2019 – No costs order as both parties represented themselves and have limited means
Legal issues: Wife's financial situation · Husband's financial situation · Material change in circumstances
Outcome: Maintenance reduced from $4,000 to $1,000 per month effective September 2019; No costs order.
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