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Collardeau-Fuchs v Fuchs [2022] EWFC 6

Date:17 MAY 2022

(Family Court, Mostyn J, 21 February 2022)

Divorce – Maintenance pending suit – High net worth individuals – Standard of living of parties pre-marital breakdown

The Family Court ruled on the application for maintenance pending suit brought by the wife against the husband following the parties’ separation and divorce, awarding the wife maintenance pending suit, to include maintenance for the children, in the sum of £71,300 per month.

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Neutral Citation Number: [2022] EWFC 6

Case No: ZZ20D65691

IN THE FAMILY COURT

Royal Courts of Justice Strand, London, WC2A 2LL

Date: 21 February 2022

Before:

Mr Justice Mostyn

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Between:

ALVINA COLLARDEAU-FUCHS

Applicant

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MICHAEL FUCHS
Respondent

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Nicholas Cusworth QC and Nicholas Bennett (instructed by Payne Hicks Beach) for the applicant for maintenance pending suit

Tim Bishop QC and Richard Sear (instructed by Stewarts Law) for the respondent for maintenance pending suit

Hearing date: 9 February 2022

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Approved Judgment

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MR JUSTICE MOSTYN

This matter was heard in private. The judge gives leave for this version of the judgment to be published. In no report may the children of the parties be named. Breach of this prohibition will amount to a contempt of court.

Judgment: Collardeau-Fuchs v Fuchs [2022] EWFC 6