Search judgments by proposition, citation, court, judge or legal topic, then move directly into the source-grounded case analysis.
Results update automatically as you type.
Hong Kong decisions
Decisions matching the current search
The Court of First Instance granted parental orders for two children born through illegal surrogacy arrangements, approved specified payments, and extended the six-month filing period.
Hong Kong parental order case on commercial surrogacy, with time extension and approval of payments granted despite breaches of Hong Kong and foreign law.
The Court of First Instance held that surrogacy-born children may be “children of the family” under the MPPO, allowing custody and maintenance orders without adoption or a parental order.
The court extended time for a surrogacy parental order application, accepted a flexible view of the child’s “home,” and retrospectively approved surrogacy payments, but adjourned final determination for further reports.
Wardship was ended after the court found no basis for continued protection and held adoption applications should proceed in the District Court.
The Court of First Instance granted a parental order for twins born through surrogacy, extended time to apply by nine months, and retrospectively authorised RMB300,000 in expenses.
The court held that a parental order under section 12 of the Parent and Child Ordinance required a joint spousal application, made the children wards of court, and extended the husband’s access.
Explore more
