Read the full judgment text of FCMC 014025/2008 on BabelCite. This Family Court judgment was delivered on 22 June 2009 before Her Honour Judge Sharon D. Melloy.
Matrimonial Causes – Maintenance pending suit – s.3 Matrimonial Proceedings and Property Ordinance Cap. 192 – Quantum – Parties married 5 March 2006, short marriage, no children – Wife income HK$8,700 per month, Husband income HK$134,000 per month – Application for maintenance pending suit – Husband offered HK$10,000, Wife sought HK$18,000 – Court considers parties' means and outgoings on broad-brush basis – Husband's expenses for food, clothing, entertainment deemed inflated – Wife's support for parents and brother not accepted – Court finds HK$12,000 per month fair and reasonable – Interim order of 30 March 2009 maintained – Costs reserved.
Legal issues: Maintenance pending suit amount
Outcome: Maintenance pending suit order maintained at HK$12,000 per month.
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