Divorce

Divorce - Financial provision - ancillary relief – interim child maintenance – school education payments

Unreported judgment of Williams J in the Family Division. Issues: Ancillary Relief, Divorce. [2026] CIGC (Fam) 4 Parr v Parr Judgment Neutral Citation Number: [2026] CIGC (Fam) 4 IN THE GRAND COURT OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS FAMILY DIVISION CAUSE NO. FAM 94 OF 2024 BETWEEN: LINDSAY GAYNOR PARR PETITIONER AND ROBERT PARR RESPONDENT Appearances: Ms. Francesca Dowse of McGrath Tonner for the Petitioner Ms. Laura Clemens of Cayman Family Law for the Respondent Before: Hon. Justice Richard Williams Heard: 29 April 2026 Draft Judgment circulated: 1 May 2026 Judgment Delivered: 7 May 2026 JUDGMENT Application and procedural background 1. I am dealing with ancillary relief proceedings. There is a final financial hearing listed for four days scheduled to commence on 3 June 2026. The applications before me today concentrate on disclosure issues raised by the Petitioner. The Respondent indicates that he is not asking the Court to consider, at this hearing, any disclosure issues that he may have. 2. McGrath Tonner have been...

Unreported judgment of Williams J in the Family Division. Issues: Children, Practice & Procedure, Ancillary Relief, Divorce. The judgment was delivered in private, but the Judge hereby gives leave for it to be published. The judgment in this matter is being distributed on a strict understanding that in any report no person other than the attorneys (and any other person identified by name in the judgment itself) may be identified by name or location and in particular the anonymity of the child and the adult members of their family must be strictly preserved. [2026] CIGC (Fam) 8 TM v MM – Ex Tempore Ruling Neutral Citation Number: [2026] CIGC (Fam) 8 IN THE GRAND COURT OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS FAMILY DIVISION CAUSE NO: FAM 157 OF 2021 BETWEEN: TM Petitioner AND: MM Respondent Appearances: The Petitioner and the Respondent in person Before: Hon. Mr. Justice Richard Williams Heard: 26 May 2026 Date of Judgment: 26 May 2026 Perfected ruling circulated: 1 June 2026 Financial provision - child...

Unreported judgment of Henderson J in the Family Division. Issues: Ancillary Relief, Divorce. Judgment – Thomas Martin Dewitt v. Edna Vandeen Dewitt Cause No. D66 of 2008 03.05.11 Page 1 of 10 IN THE MATTER OF THE GRAND COURT 1 HOLDEN AT GEORGE TOWN, GRAND CAYMAN 2 3 CAUSE NO. D66 OF 2008 4 5 BETWEEN: THOMAS MARTIN DEWITT 6 PETITIONER 7 8 AND: EDNA VANDEEN DEWITT 9 RESPONDENT 10 11 Appearances: Mr. Philip Boni of Higgs & Johnson 12 for the Petitioner 13 14 Ms. Vanessa Allard of Brooks & Brooks 15 for the Respondent 16 17 Before: Hon. Justice Henderson 18 19 Heard: May 3, 2011 20 21 JUDGMENT 22 23 1. In this matrimonial cause, the Petitioner Thomas Martin Dewitt passed away in 24 January 2011 during the course of the proceeding. The applicants before me now 25 are the executors of Mr. Dewitt's will. I have already granted an order of probate 26 Judgment – Thomas Martin Dewitt v....

Final ancillary matters - divorce

Costs - Divorce - Application for financial provison -

Costs - Divorce - Application for financial provison -

Unreported judgment of Williams J in the Family Division. Issues: Children, Practice & Procedure, Divorce. IN THE GRAND COURT OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS FAMILY DIVISION CAUSE NO. FAM 36 OF 2013 IN THE MATTER OF AM Appearances: Ms. Sonia Bush of Sonia Bush & Associates for the father, AEM. Before: Hon. Justice Richard Williams Heard: 19 January 20 16 _.------- Transcript of Ex Tempore -$ Ruling provided: 19 January 20 16 /- EX-TEMPORE RULING The Background 1. This matter comes before me this afternoon in my capacity as the Judge responsible for the Family Division of the Grand Court and also due to my being The Hague Convention Network Judge for the Cayman Islands. 2. Due to the requirement for a prompt decision to be made, I give this in the form of an Ex-Tempore Ruling. A copy of this oral ruling will be transcribed and copies provided later on this afternoon to the parties. Additionally, I permit copies of the judgment to be provided...

Unreported judgment of Quin J in the Family Division. Issues: Divorce, Practice & Procedure, Children. Judgment. Cause No. FAM 0052 of 2010. Legal Aid No: 152/2010. Mildred Theresa Mena-Hebbert v. Francisco Mena-Hebbert. Coram Quin J. Date: 15.3.2011 Page 1 of 10 IN THE GRAND COURT OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS 1 HOLDEN AT GEORGE TOWN 2 DIVORCE AND MATRIMONIAL CAUSES REGISTRY 3 Cause No: FAM 0052/2010 4 Legal Aid No: 152/2010 5 6 BETWEEN: 7 MILDRED THERESA MENA-HEBBERT 8 9 PETITIONER 10 11 AND: 12 FRANCISCO MENA-HEBBERT 13 14 RESPONDENT/APPLICANT 15 16 17 Appearances: Ms. Laura Clemens of Bodden & Bodden 18 for the Petitioner 19 20 21 Ms. Stacy Parke of Brooks & Brooks for the 22 Respondent/Applicant 23 24 Before: The Hon. Mr. Justice Charles Quin 25 Heard: 25th February 2011 26 27 JUDGMENT 28 29 30 1. The Respondent filed a Summons dated the 9th December 2010 for an Order that 31 leave be granted to the Respondent to file his Answer and...

Husband and Wife - Divorce - Wife's Amended Petition - Wife's prayer for divorce on ground of parties living apart for five years - Whether amended petition part of original petition - Petitions to be treated as one petition and 5 years living apart must immediately precede the filing date of the Petition and not of the Amended Petition.

Unreported judgment of Carter J in the Family Division. Issues: Children, Divorce, Ancillary Relief, Practice & Procedure. 210723 EM v DM – Judgment 1 IN THE GRAND COURT OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS FAMILY DIVISION FAM 0150/2020 LACVO104/2020 BETWEEN E.M. Petitioner AND D.M. Respondent Appearances: Petitioner appears in person Mr. Lindsay Cacho, Attorney-at-Law for the Respondent Before: Hon. Justice Marlene I. Carter (Actg.) Dates heard: 27 and 28 April 2021 Date Delivered: 23 July 2021 PREAMBLE This judgment is distributed with the strict understanding that, in any respect of it, the anonymity of the parties and of the child must be strictly preserved, that is, no party or child may be identified by name, school, location, or by family members. HEADNOTE Final Ancillaries; Residence and Maintenance for the child of the family; spousal support JUDGMENT 1. The parties were married on the 3rd of February 2015 in Grand Cayman. The Petition seeking dissolution of the marriage was filed on the 3rd day of August 2020. There is one...

Husband and Wife - Divorce - Wife's Amended Petition - Wife's divorce brought on consensual ground of parties living apart for two years - Respondent must affirmatively consent to the decree and it is not sufficient that he or she does not oppose it - Consent must still exist at time of proving of petition - Amendment of Petitions and requirement to seek leave of the court pursuant to the procedure set out in Rule 14 Matrimonial Causes Rules (2003 Revision) - The fact alleged under s.10(1) of the Law on which it is sought to satisfy the court that the marriage has broken down irretrievably must appear in the Petition - Petitions to be treated as one petition and 2 years living apart must immediately precede the filing date of the Petition and not of the Amended Petition.

Unreported judgment of Walters J in the Family Division. Issues: Children, Divorce, Domestic Violence. 221010 In the matter of an application under the 1980 Hague Convention - Re: P (A child) – Judgment (anonymized for publication) 1 IN THE GRAND COURT OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS FAMILY DIVISION FAM 319 of 2022 (Formerly G 193 of 2022) L/A No. LACV0165/2022 IN THE MATTER OF AN APPLICATION UNDER THE 1980 HAGUE CONVENTION Re: P (A Child) CONSIDERED ON THE PAPERS Coram: Walters J. (Acting) Parties: Ms Nikue Assarpour of Priestleys for the Applicant Ms Hayley Allister of Cayman Family Law for the Respondent Date of Decision: 30 September 2022 Draft Judgment Circulated: 30 September 2022 Judgment Delivered: 10 October 2022 HEADNOTE Application under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction 1980 for return of child from Cayman Islands to USA, question of child’s habitual residence, application of Article 13 consent and grave risks defences to order for return, extent to which protective...