28-Sep-07
START DATE
END DATE
1/4/2008
Sayed Begum Arshad v. Syed Arshad
COURT:
LAW:
JUDGE(S):
CLAIMANT'S LAWYER:
DEFENDANT'S LAWYER:
Supreme Court of Bermuda
DIVORCE JURISDICTION
The Hon. Mrs. Norma Wade-Miller
Georgia Marshall (Petitioner's lawyer)
Dr. Syed Arshad (Respondent represented himself)
FACTS OF THE CASE:
The Wife filed for divorce and sought spousal and child maintenance after a 27-year marriage. The parties, both Indian citizens, had moved to Bermuda in 2004 for the Husband?s employment as an ophthalmologist. The Wife, a homemaker, sought financial provision after separation. The Court had to determine an appropriate maintenance order considering the Husband?s earnings and the Wife?s financial needs
SUMMARY:
(1) Should the Wife receive spousal maintenance despite being financially dependent for 27 years? (2) Should the Husband pay for the son?s education and living expenses? (3) Was a lump sum justified to provide the Wife housing stability?
OUTCOMES:
The Wife was awarded monthly maintenance and a lump sum for accommodation; the Husband was held responsible for ongoing education costs of the son.
RULED IN FAVOUR OF:
Sayeda Begum Arshad (Plaintiff)
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Sayed Begum Arshad v. Syed Arshad
The Wife filed for divorce and sought spousal and child maintenance after a 27-year marriage. The parties, both Indian citizens, had moved to Bermuda in 2004 for the Husband?s employment as an ophthalmologist. The Wife, a homemaker, sought financial provision after separation. The Court had to determine an appropriate maintenance order considering the Husband?s earnings and the Wife?s financial needs