Read the full judgment text of FCMC 14673/2017 on BabelCite. This Family Court judgment was delivered on 4 September 2025 before Her Honour Judge Thelma Kwan.
Matrimonial Causes – Variation of Maintenance – Lump Sum – Child Maintenance – Material Change of Circumstances – Clean Break – Costs – Petitioner husband applied to vary lump sum and child maintenance orders made in 2019 and 2021 following divorce – Court found 19% decrease in income since 2021 Variation Order but rejected drastic reduction in lump sum payments – Child maintenance reduced to $15,000 per month based on reasonable expenses and ability to pay – Remarriage of Respondent not a valid ground for variation due to undertaking in original order – Costs awarded to Respondent for Petitioner's procedural non-compliance regarding closing submission length
Legal issues: Material change of circumstances · Ability to pay · Reasonableness of maintenance level · Costs
Outcome: Application partially granted; child maintenance reduced to $15,000 per month; lump sum payment order stands at $20,000 per month.