Carey v Carey

• Jurisdiction: Bahamas
• Court: Court of Appeal (Bahamas)
• Judge: Sawyer, P.
• Judgment Date: 15 October 2009
• Neutral Citation: BS 2009 CA 72
• Docket Number: Civil Appeal No. 105 of 2008
• Date: 15 October 2009

Court of Appeal

Sawyer, P.; Longley, J.A.; John, J.A.

Civil Appeal No. 105 of 2008

Carey

and

Carey

Appearances:

Ms Ruth Bowe-Darville, with Mr Che-Toussaint Chase, counsel for appellant.

Mr Malcolm Adderley, counsel for respondent.

Family law - Child — Maintenance.

Sawyer, P.

1 Our Order is that the Order of the judge below be varied to read that the respondent will pay thirteen thousand dollars ($13,000) per month to the appellant for the next seven years until the youngest child reaches the age of eighteen (18), at which time either appellant or respondent is free to come to the court to vary it.

2 Respondent is not to do anything to put himself out of the power to do as we have ordered.

3 The respondent will of course bear the costs here and in the court below, to be taxed if not agreed.

4 This order takes effect from 27th August, 2008, when the judge made the order below.

5 The appeal, then, is allowed to the extent that the order of the trial judge is varied as indicated above.