2-Jun-10
START DATE
END DATE
7/28/2010
S v S
COURT:
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DEFENDANT'S LAWYER:
The Supreme Court of Bermuda
DIVORCE JURISDICTION
Norma Wade-Miller
Mr. Jai Pachai (Wakefield Quin)
Mrs. Jacqueline MacLellan (MacLellan & Associates)
FACTS OF THE CASE:
The Petitioner, the Husband, a Bermudian, and the Respondent, the Wife, a Brazilian, were married in 2002 and divorced in 2009 after a 7-year marriage. The Wife sought ancillary relief, including periodical payments, a lump sum, and property division. The Husband, a general physician, owned substantial assets, including a medical practice and inherited property. The Court had to determine the division of matrimonial and non-matrimonial assets and whether the Wife was entitled to a lump sum of $2 million or a lower amount.
SUMMARY:
Court ordered $1.25 million lump sum to wife periodic payments until 31st October 2011 clean break principle applied
OUTCOMES:
Wife awarded $1.25M; periodic maintenance of $6,500 until October 2011; clean break principle applied.
RULED IN FAVOUR OF:
S (Wife) (Plaintiff)
PLAINTIFF/CLAIMANT
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S v S
The Petitioner, the Husband, a Bermudian, and the Respondent, the Wife, a Brazilian, were married in 2002 and divorced in 2009 after a 7-year marriage. The Wife sought ancillary relief, including periodical payments, a lump sum, and property division. The Husband, a general physician, owned substantial assets, including a medical practice and inherited property. The Court had to determine the division of matrimonial and non-matrimonial assets and whether the Wife was entitled to a lump sum of $2 million or a lower amount.