Spouses are bound at law to be faithful to each other, however, if one of the spouses is adulterous, this does not automatically mean that…
MMA EditorOctober 16, 2022
The community of acquests may be terminated during separation proceedings, but this concerns future dealings of the spouses. This was held in a decree AB…
Marthese HiliNovember 28, 2021
Once the merits of a case have been decided, the court cannot reopen the same issues, when a warrant intended to enforce a judgement has…
Marthese HiliNovember 21, 2021
An order to pay maintenance must be followed even if there is a change of circumstance and the non-payment will remain a criminal offence
MMA EditorFebruary 21, 2021
The term ‘care and custody’ is not defined under Maltese law. It refers to the significant role that both parents have towards the upbringing and…
MMA EditorFebruary 12, 2021
This principle was reiterated in Ismail Issa v. Attorney General decided on the 26th November 2020 by the Civil Court, Constitutional Jurisdiction.
Marthese HiliDecember 27, 2020
A decision of the Civil Court (Family Section) was overturned by the Court of Appeal by the judgement Sarah Gatt v. Jean Pierre Gatt delivered…
Marthese HiliDecember 27, 2020
If a child travels with one of the parents to a country not a signatory to the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of Child…
Marthese HiliSeptember 20, 2020
Proved physical and psychological violence in marriage is a cause for separation and the court has the discretion apply a number of sanctions. This was…
Marthese HiliJuly 17, 2020
