Read the full judgment text of FCMC 8147/2014 on BabelCite. This Family Court judgment was delivered on 4 December 2020 before Deputy District Judge R So.
Matrimonial proceedings – Variation of maintenance – Financial resources – Full and frank disclosure – Attachment of income order – Former spouses disputing maintenance amounts set in 2014 Order. Father seeks reduction citing financial difficulties from property investments. Mother seeks increase citing cost of living. Whether Father has means to pay, whether Mother has earning capacity, whether disclosure was full, appropriate maintenance sum, attachment order. Father's application dismissed. Mother's application dismissed. Maintenance remains as per 2014 Order. Costs no order.
Legal issues: Income, earning capacity, property and financial resources · Financial needs, obligations and responsibilities · Whether there is full and frank disclosure · What should be the reasonable sums of maintenance to be ordered · Whether attachment of income order should be made
Outcome: Father’s application for decreasing the maintenance be dismissed. Mother’s application for increasing the maintenance be dismissed. Mother’s application for attachment of income order be dismissed.
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