Read the full judgment text of FCMC 14025/2008 on BabelCite. This Family Court judgment was delivered on 23 February 2011 before HH Judge C.K. Chan.
Matrimonial proceedings – ancillary relief – length of marriage – pre-marital cohabitation – asset distribution – clean break order – District Court. Parties married March 2006, separated October 2008. Dispute over pre-marital cohabitation 2001-2006. Court held marriage was short (2 years) as pre-marital relationship did not approximate cohabitation as husband and wife. Total family assets valued at $6,255,256. Husband contributed more financially. Court departed from yardstick of equal division due to short marriage, age difference, and contribution disparity. Wife awarded 20% of total assets. Husband ordered to pay lump sum of $600,000 to Wife within 2 months. Maintenance pending suit continued until payment. No order on costs.
Legal issues: Length of the marriage · Ancillary relief order
Outcome: Ancillary relief granted; Husband ordered to pay lump sum to Wife; Clean break order made
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