Read the full judgment text of FCMC 11478/2003 on BabelCite. This Family Court judgment before Deputy District Judge I. Wong.
Matrimonial – Maintenance Order – Variation – Discharge – Changed Circumstances – Earning Capacity – Needs Assessment – District Court – Petitioner husband applied for absolute discharge of consent maintenance order ($10,500/month) made in 2005 – H stopped payment in May 2012 – H remarried, has step-daughter, owns Shenzhen property – S lives in Shatin property, sold Guangzhou property – Whether absolute discharge appropriate – Respondent's earning capacity – Assessment of reasonable monthly needs – Discharge refused – Order suspended for 12 months – Maintenance varied to $5,700/month from May 2013 – Arrears payable by instalments – Costs order made.
Legal issues: Application for absolute discharge of maintenance order · Earning capacity of the respondent · Assessment of monthly needs and variation of maintenance amount
Outcome: Application for absolute discharge refused; maintenance order suspended for 12 months and varied to $5,700 per month.
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