Read the full judgment text of FCMC 3775/2019 on BabelCite. This Family Court judgment was delivered on 18 June 2021 before 區域法院法官彭家光.
Matrimonial proceedings – Ancillary relief – Children maintenance – Lump sum payment – Monthly payment – Ability to pay – Costs – Petitioner requested lump sum maintenance for two children until university graduation – Respondent argued inability to pay and changing needs – Court found Respondent not intentionally withholding maintenance but financially constrained with significant debts – Court rejected lump sum request and ordered monthly maintenance of $9,000 – Petitioner to pay Respondent's costs of the application
Legal issues: Entitlement to lump sum maintenance · Quantum of monthly maintenance · Costs of the application
Outcome: Petitioner's application for lump sum maintenance dismissed; Monthly maintenance ordered at $9,000 per month.
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