Read the full judgment text of FCMC 000433/1980 on BabelCite. This Family Court judgment was delivered on 9 March 1983 before Judge Caird.
District Court – Divorce Jurisdiction – Lump Sum Payment – Instalments – Variation of Order – Judgment Summons – Commitment – Minton v. Minton – De Lasala v. De Lasala – Court has power to vary lump sum payment order made by instalments under s.11(1) and 11(2) – Judgment summons dismissed as respondent showed cause – Payment of £18,000 suspended on terms pending further hearing – Costs reserved
Legal issues: Power to vary lump sum instalment order · Judgment summons commitment · Discretion to suspend payment
Outcome: Judgment summons dismissed; Application to vary order granted in principle (payment suspended pending terms).