Man who won maintenance case against wife, back in court
Published: 2013 December 14 07:40:28 (5814 Views)
THE joy a Bulawayo man who recently won a maintenance case against his rich wife has been short lived following the retrenchment of the woman.
Mark Heathcote recently made history after he successfully dragged his estranged wife to court and came out with a smiling face after Bulawayo magistrate Victor Mpofu ordered her to pay $400 as maintenance for their three minor children.
However Heathcote could have ran out of luck after his lavish wife was retrenched even before making her first payment.
"Your worship I have since applied for the reversal of the court order since I was retrenched on November 26 and no longer have any means of income."
"Now that I am not working, there is no way I can be expected to pay $400 to this man."
"I am now unemployed and he will have to source means so he takes care of the children as I have been doing this all along," said Heathcote.
The husband could not stomach the bad news and requested the magistrate through his lawyer Doreen Phulu to postpone the case to a later date so investigations are carried out.
He also left the court in stitches saying he needed evidence to ascertain his wife's retrenchment package so he could claim maintenance.
In his response Magistrate Mpofu ordered the couple to find ways of communicating to solve their differences discussed during the court proceedings.
"I will give Mark Heathcote and lawyer time to get a formal letter from Theressa's company informing them about her retrenchment. This case has been postponed to a later date," said Mpofu.
- Zim Metro
Mark Heathcote recently made history after he successfully dragged his estranged wife to court and came out with a smiling face after Bulawayo magistrate Victor Mpofu ordered her to pay $400 as maintenance for their three minor children.
However Heathcote could have ran out of luck after his lavish wife was retrenched even before making her first payment.
"Your worship I have since applied for the reversal of the court order since I was retrenched on November 26 and no longer have any means of income."
"Now that I am not working, there is no way I can be expected to pay $400 to this man."
"I am now unemployed and he will have to source means so he takes care of the children as I have been doing this all along," said Heathcote.
The husband could not stomach the bad news and requested the magistrate through his lawyer Doreen Phulu to postpone the case to a later date so investigations are carried out.
He also left the court in stitches saying he needed evidence to ascertain his wife's retrenchment package so he could claim maintenance.
In his response Magistrate Mpofu ordered the couple to find ways of communicating to solve their differences discussed during the court proceedings.
"I will give Mark Heathcote and lawyer time to get a formal letter from Theressa's company informing them about her retrenchment. This case has been postponed to a later date," said Mpofu.
- Zim Metro
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