CXR v CXQ
Key facts
| Court | High Court (Family Division) |
|---|---|
| Decided | |
| Judge | Debbie Ong |
| Charges / claim | Family Law |
| Counsel | Alain A Johns Partnership, Alain Abraham Johns |
Source: [2023] SGHCF 10, High Court (Family Division), decided — eLitigation. Updated .
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Case Significance
CXR v CXQ [2023] SGHCF 10 was decided by the General Division of the High Court (Family Division) (Debbie Ong JAD) on 8 March 2023 in Divorce (Transferred) No 806 of 2020. The plaintiff Wife, a director and head of Marine Insurance earning about $48,635 net per month, and the defendant Husband, unemployed at the ancillary hearing with a gross rental income of $2,938 per month and a last drawn salary of approximately $36,494 as an investment banker, were married on 12 February 2011 for 9 years and 9 months before interim judgment on 30 November 2020. The ancillary matters concerned custody, care and control, access, division of matrimonial assets and child maintenance for their son C, aged 11, who had refractory frontal lobe epilepsy and comorbid neurodevelopmental disorders.
Summary
This divorce case in the High Court (Family Division) concerned ancillary matters between a wife employed as a marine insurance director and an unemployed husband formerly working as an investment banker, following a marriage of about nine years and nine months. The disputed issues included custody, care and control, and access for their child, who had significant medical and neurodevelopmental conditions, as well as division of matrimonial assets and child maintenance. The court ordered a shared care and control arrangement, with each party bearing the child's expenses while in their respective care.
What issues did CXR v CXQ [2023] SGHCF 10 decide?
The ancillary matters covered custody, care and control, access, division of matrimonial assets and child maintenance in a divorce, involving the parties' son C, aged 11, who was diagnosed with refractory frontal lobe epilepsy and four comorbid neurodevelopmental disorders.
What were the parties' incomes in CXR v CXQ [2023] SGHCF 10?
The Wife earned about $48,635 net per month as head of Marine Insurance. The Husband was unemployed at the ancillary hearing, drawing $2,938 gross rental income per month; his last drawn salary as an investment banker was approximately $36,494 for income earned in 2018.
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