Read the full judgment text of FCMC 6583/2018 on BabelCite. This Family Court judgment was delivered on 26 November 2019 before Her Honour Judge Sharon D. Melloy.
Matrimonial Causes – Decree Absolute – Financial Prejudice – Ancillary Relief – District Court – Husband applied for decree absolute after decree nisi – Wife opposed citing risk of financial prejudice due to delays in ancillary relief, potential death of husband affecting inheritance rights, and loss of maintenance pending suit – Whether real risk of financial prejudice exists – Yes, wife likely to suffer prejudice; summons dismissed – Husband to pay wife's costs.
Legal issues: Whether there is a real risk of financial prejudice to the wife if the decree absolute is granted
Outcome: Husband's summons dismissed