Judge agrees wife ‘inflated expenses to extract as much maintenance from husband as possible’
The judge ordered the husband to: Pay the wife, for a period not exceeding 12 months, R25 000 per month, and to make monthly payments of the bond instalment, rates, taxes and services (including water and electricity) due to the municipality for the matrimonial home.
Court order on maintenance Judge Njokweni said after considering the evidence before him, he was inclined to dismiss the wife’s application for interim relief pending finalisation of the divorce action.
The wife, the applicant in the matter, claimed maintenance for herself and the couple’s two minor children, aged 12 and 14, as well as a contribution to her legal costs (R300 000).
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