Read the full judgment text of FCMC 10789/2012 on BabelCite. This Family Court judgment was delivered on 29 November 2013 before Deputy District Judge PANG.
Matrimonial Causes – Maintenance Pending Suit – Reasonable Needs – Ability to Pay – Business Assets – Disclosure – Interim Order – District Court – FCMC 10789/2012 – Wife applied for increase in interim maintenance from $5,000 to $18,000 per month – Husband claimed inability to pay following transfer of fruit trading business HFL – Court found Husband retained access to HFL funds despite transfer – Non-disclosure of bank accounts and business interests noted – Wife's earning capacity discounted due to industry gap – Court held reasonable needs not less than $18,000 but ordered $15,000 per month based on Husband's ability to pay – Costs reserved for substantive hearing – Order nisi becomes absolute after 14 days.
Legal issues: Reasonable needs of Wife and Son · Husband's ability to pay · Wife's earning capacity
Outcome: Application for maintenance pending suit granted; monthly payment increased from $5,000 to $15,000.
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