Read the full judgment text of FCMC 6097/2018 on BabelCite. This Family Court judgment was delivered on 20 May 2020 before His Honour Judge Herbert Au-Yeung.
Matrimonial causes – Maintenance pending suit – Interim maintenance – Reasonable needs – Ability to pay – Backdating – Costs – Petitioner sought MPS and interim maintenance for herself and son – Court assessed reasonable expenses based on marital standard of living and evidence – Pandemic impact considered – Respondent held able to pay assessed amount – Order backdated to April 2020 only – No order as to costs
Legal issues: Assessment of reasonable expenses · Respondent's ability to pay · Backdating of maintenance order · Costs of the application
Outcome: MPS and interim maintenance awarded; order backdated to April 2020; no order as to costs.