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Family law [2019] HKFC 324

RM (aka RH) v. SRM

The District Court refused a mother’s renewed application to relocate her younger son to Japan, keeping care, schooling, and access arrangements centered in Hong Kong.

  • Relocation
  • Sibling bonding
  • Schooling
  • Guardianship
  • Best interests
  • Child-relocation
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Family law RM also known as RH v. SRM

RM also known as RH v. SRM

The court refused the mother’s application to permanently relocate the children to Japan, awarded joint custody, and granted care and control to the father.

  • Relocation of child
  • Care and control
  • Joint custody
  • Best interests of the child
  • Welfare checklist
  • Primary carer weight
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Family law

Y v P

The Court of Appeal held that joint custody was not workable given the parents’ inability to cooperate, and ordered sole custody to the petitioner with simplified access.

  • Joint custody vs sole custody
  • Best interests of the child
  • Practicality of access arrangements
  • Parental cooperation
  • Child-custody
  • Child-access
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