Read the full judgment text of FCMC 614/2020 on BabelCite. This Family Court judgment was delivered on 5 August 2021 before Her Honour Judge Sharon D. Melloy.
Matrimonial Causes – Interim Maintenance – Maintenance Pending Suit – Variation of Orders – Suspension of Orders – Financial Hardship – Discretion – Costs – Application by Respondent husband to suspend interim maintenance and maintenance pending suit orders made in September 2020 – Husband claimed financial hardship due to COVID-19 impact on gemstone business, depleted savings, and health issues – Wife disputed claims, alleging undisclosed resources and financial non-transparency – Court held husband has financial resources and earning capacity; assertions were bare – Case highly conflicted requiring full trial but interim maintenance imperative – Husband's summons dismissed – Respondent ordered to pay Petitioner's costs on party and party basis
Legal issues: Suspension of Maintenance Pending Suit and Interim Maintenance
Outcome: Husband's summons dismissed. Respondent to pay Petitioner's costs.
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