Read the full judgment text of FCMC 14345/2019 on BabelCite. This Family Court judgment was delivered on 9 August 2021 before 區域法院暫委法官黃瑞珊.
Maintenance Pending Suit – Matrimonial Proceedings and Property Ordinance (Cap 192) s.3 – Standard of living – Ability to pay – Costs – Whether maintenance pending suit should be awarded – Whether Respondent has concealed assets or exaggerated needs – Application dismissed – Respondent to pay costs – Court applies broad brush approach – Respondent's evidence inconsistent and untruthful – Husband's income insufficient to meet excessive demands
Legal issues: Whether maintenance pending suit should be awarded · Whether the Respondent has concealed assets or exaggerated needs · Costs allocation
Outcome: Application dismissed; Respondent to pay costs
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