Read the full judgment text of FCMC 5488/2006 on BabelCite. This Family Court judgment was delivered on 28 February 2008 before Her Honour Judge Sharon D. Melloy.
Matrimonial Causes – Maintenance Pending Suit – Variation – Litigation Costs – Change of Circumstances – Currey Test. Wife applied for upward variation of maintenance pending suit due to increased living expenses and litigation costs after moving to Singapore. Court found husband's actions contributed to wife's inability to return to Indonesia. Court applied de novo test for variation. Held husband should pay increased maintenance and contribution to litigation costs.
Legal issues: Variation of Maintenance Pending Suit · Contribution to Litigation Costs
Outcome: Application granted. Maintenance pending suit varied. Litigation costs contribution ordered.
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