Read the full judgment text of FCMC 15718/2018 on BabelCite. This Family Court judgment was delivered on 10 October 2019 before His Honour Judge I Wong.
Matrimonial Causes – Maintenance Pending Suit – Bankruptcy Petition – Full and Frank Disclosure – Reasonableness of Maintenance – Whether husband's self-bankruptcy was an attempt to defeat wife's claims – No; evidence showed genuine financial trouble – Whether robust assumptions warranted for non-disclosure – No; balancing exercise declined – Whether wife's claimed MPS reasonable – No; figures extravagant – Application dismissed; Respondent ordered to pay $35,000 monthly interim maintenance; Petitioner to pay costs
Legal issues: Whether husband's self-bankruptcy was an attempt to defeat wife's claims · Whether robust assumptions should be made against husband's ability to pay due to non-disclosure · Whether wife's claimed maintenance pending suit figures are reasonable
Outcome: Application for maintenance pending suit dismissed; interim maintenance increased to $35,000 per month; Petitioner to pay Respondent's costs.
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