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Family law [2024] HKFC 205

PMCL also known as LMC also known as KLMC v. AKK also known as KAK AND ANOTHER

The court dismissed a late pre-trial summons seeking discovery, permission to adduce further evidence, and interim distribution of matrimonial funds, and ordered costs against R1.

  • Ancillary relief
  • Specific discovery of bank records
  • Leave to adduce further evidence
  • Interim distribution of matrimonial funds
  • Abuse of process
  • Summary costs assessment
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Family law [2024] HKFC 148

梁 對 文

Court found both parties have sufficient income to meet their needs; HK$360,000 withdrawals were held to be post-separation savings of the applicant and not matrimonial property for automatic sharing; although applicant had not been fully candid and adverse inferences were drawn, discretionary consideration of needs meant the HK$360,000 would not be used to satisfy either party's claims; respondent was found to have concealed some monthly savings estimated at HK$156,000 to be included in family asset calculation; MPF balances were discounted by 30%; on the overall assessment both maintenance…

  • Ancillary relief
  • Spousal maintenance
  • Asset disclosure and concealment
  • Post-separation assets
  • Pension adjustment
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Family law [2024] HKFC 162

HYF v. CSL

Ancillary relief judgment in a Hong Kong divorce case, addressing asset identification, non-disclosure, delay, abusive litigation, and division of the matrimonial pot.

  • Asset identification
  • Property division
  • Non-disclosure and adverse inference
  • Dissipation of assets
  • Issue estoppel
  • Delay in bringing claim
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Family law [2024] HKFC 141

KKSR v. CLH aka ZL

Ancillary relief judgment in which the court found the husband failed to account for substantial assets and departed from equal sharing, awarding 55% of the matrimonial pot to the wife.

  • Ancillary relief
  • Add-back
  • Conduct
  • Disclosure
  • Sharing principle
  • Equal division
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Family law [2024] HKFC 139

陳 對 岑

依據Cap.192及終審法院在LKW v DD確立的平等分享準則,法院認為沒有充足理由偏離平等分配家庭資產;兩項物業及其他資產均為婚姻期間取得的家庭資產,故判令女方無償轉讓將軍澳物業之權益予男方,女方向男方支付HKD 361,352.65,並出售羅便臣道物業後將淨收益平均分配;另就各物業在出售或轉讓前之費用分配作出臨時安排。

  • Division of assets
  • Equal sharing principle
  • Non-compliance with court order
  • Property transfer orders
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Family law [2024] HKFC 94

陳 對 陳

法院裁定女方仍以註冊業主身份持有前婚姻居所半份業權,拒絕其單方面主張以信託人名義代兒子持有的聲稱,故該物業及女方的權益屬可分配的婚姻資產。經評估家庭總資產為HK$2,217,527.59,依平均分割原則(無充分理由偏離),扣除男方已表明並非分配之個人資產後,判給男方一半的分配款項,裁定女方於絕對離婚令發出後28日內一次過支付男方HK$902,600;就女方未如實披露貸款去向,法院作出不利推斷並就訟費行使酌情權命令女方支付男方50%訟費(含大律師證書),男方自負之訟費按法律援助規例評定。

  • Ancillary relief
  • Asset division
  • Trust allegation
  • Non-disclosure of financials
  • Expert valuation dispute
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Family law [2024] HKFC 87

HMC v. CWY

The court refused to vary the Consent Summons itself, but varied the Consent Order to speed up sale of the matrimonial flat, order fresh valuations, and allow limited price flexibility.

  • Variation of consent order
  • Consent summons
  • Sale of matrimonial property
  • Vacant possession
  • Auction sale
  • Change of circumstances
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Family law [2024] HKCA 406

LCC v. LTLA

The Court of Appeal set aside a notional add-back for alleged gambling losses, reduced the lump sum payable in ancillary relief, and revised the payment timetable and costs.

  • Add-back
  • Financial misconduct
  • Gambing losses
  • Asset valuation
  • Section 7 mppo conduct
  • Stay of execution
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Family law [2024] HKFC 84

RPB nee RGP v. CFB

Ancillary relief judgment on asset division, pension valuation, child maintenance and costs, including treatment of cohabitation, inheritance claims and foreign situs property.

  • Ancillary relief
  • Asset division and sharing principle
  • Pension valuation and qdro
  • Pre-marital and inherited assets
  • Cohabitation and duration of marriage
  • Guardianship and foreign situs property
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Family law [2024] HKFC 73

LNE formerly known as LKPBB v. CKLM

Ancillary relief judgment finding the husband had substantial undisclosed assets, admitting but limiting weight to unlawfully obtained documents, and ordering a 60/40 division plus child maintenance.

  • Division of matrimonial assets
  • Non-disclosure and adverse inference
  • Child maintenance
  • Hidden assets and nominees
  • Admissibility of unlawfully obtained documents
  • Section 7 mppo assessment
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