Read the full judgment text of FCMC 10961/2010 on BabelCite. This Family Court judgment was delivered on 14 January 2014 before Her Honour Judge Sharon D. Melloy.
Matrimonial Causes – Variation of Maintenance – Material Change of Circumstance – Full and Frank Disclosure – Backdating – District Court – Husband applied to reduce maintenance from US$7,500 to US$1,300 per month due to business failure and change to insurance agency work – Court found material change of circumstance existed but rejected backdating to avoid burden on wife – Maintenance varied to US$3,000 per month total effective 1 February 2014 – No order as to costs made as neither side entirely won or lost
Legal issues: Material change of circumstance · Amount of maintenance · Backdating · Full and frank disclosure
Outcome: Application to vary maintenance granted; maintenance reduced to US$3,000 per month total; no backdating; no order as to costs.
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