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Prominent doctor ordered to pay $350 maintenance
20 Sep 2014 at 08:08hrs | Views
Dr Nkonzo Ndebele, a prominent Bulawayo medical practitioner, has been ordered to pay $350 per month for the upkeep of their six-year-old daughter.
This comes after the wife, Grace Ndlovu, had demanded $3,700 a month.
But the wife applied for maintenance in an application that also saw her demanding an additional $4,500 per term for school fees and related expenses for their daughter.
Magistrate Charity Maphosa yesterday ordered Dr Ndebele to pay all the costs of the child's school fees and buy uniforms at least once each term.
She further ordered Dr Ndebele to buy casual clothing for the child once each term at a cost of $150. Two weeks ago, Ndlovu, who runs a bar in the city, claimed in court that Ndebele earns more than $25,000 a month from his surgery and can afford to maintain the lavish and "sophisticated lifestyle" that their daughter was accustomed to.
She said she needed money every month for the following: dog food - $100; generator and fuel - $150; rent - $400; gardener's salary - $150; computer servicing and updates - $50 among other things which magistrate Maphosa dismissed.
Dr Ndebele had confirmed that he runs a surgery but dismissed claims that he was earning $25,000 per month saying his income was less than $3,000 per month.
He argued that their daughter lives a normal life within their financial means and the maintenance claim was just a ploy by Ndlovu to get money from him using their daughter.
This comes after the wife, Grace Ndlovu, had demanded $3,700 a month.
But the wife applied for maintenance in an application that also saw her demanding an additional $4,500 per term for school fees and related expenses for their daughter.
Magistrate Charity Maphosa yesterday ordered Dr Ndebele to pay all the costs of the child's school fees and buy uniforms at least once each term.
She further ordered Dr Ndebele to buy casual clothing for the child once each term at a cost of $150. Two weeks ago, Ndlovu, who runs a bar in the city, claimed in court that Ndebele earns more than $25,000 a month from his surgery and can afford to maintain the lavish and "sophisticated lifestyle" that their daughter was accustomed to.
She said she needed money every month for the following: dog food - $100; generator and fuel - $150; rent - $400; gardener's salary - $150; computer servicing and updates - $50 among other things which magistrate Maphosa dismissed.
Dr Ndebele had confirmed that he runs a surgery but dismissed claims that he was earning $25,000 per month saying his income was less than $3,000 per month.
He argued that their daughter lives a normal life within their financial means and the maintenance claim was just a ploy by Ndlovu to get money from him using their daughter.
Source - chronicle
