Read the full judgment text of FCMC 17018/2012 on BabelCite. This Family Court judgment was delivered on 25 February 2014 before Deputy District Judge A.N. Tse Ching.
Matrimonial Causes – Maintenance Pending Suit – Interim Order – MPPO s.4(1)(a) – Resources – Conduct – Husband teacher with fixed income and significant savings – Wife no permission to work – Parties separated – Issue whether $15,000 per month reasonable – Court adopts broad brush approach – Husband expenditure scrutinized including entertainment and gambling – Wife claim reduced from $20,400 to $15,000 – Order made for $15,000 per month interim maintenance plus rental and utilities of matrimonial home – Costs reserved
Legal issues: Amount of interim maintenance pending suit
Outcome: Application granted; interim maintenance ordered.
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