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Family law [2026] HKCA 868

ZZ v. LX

The Court of Appeal refused leave to appeal in a child custody dispute, holding the proposed grounds only reargued factual findings and showed no reasonable prospect of success.

  • Joint custody
  • Access/visitation
  • Leave to appeal
  • Standard of review of factual findings
  • Social welfare reports
  • Costs
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Family law [2025] HKFC 157

YCR also known as CRY v. YSJ nee SJE

The District Court refused a father’s application for leave to appeal against a relocation order permitting the mother to move the children to Kelowna, Canada.

  • Leave to appeal
  • Relocation of children
  • Best interests of the child
  • Judicial recusal
  • Apparent bias
  • Welfare checklist
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Family law [2025] HKFC 96

YCR also known as CRY v. YSJ nee SJE

香港家庭法院批准母亲将两名子女迁往加拿大基隆那;法院认为申请真实且合理,并以孩子最佳利益为先,尤其重视长子学习需要。

  • Child welfare
  • Relocation
  • Access/visitation
  • Special educational needs
  • Parental responsibility
  • Guardianship
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Family law [2025] HKFC 42

IB v. MCR

The court granted the mother leave to relocate the child to Zurich, refusing the father’s Los Angeles application and varying care and control to the mother.

  • Relocation
  • Custody and care and control
  • Access/visitation
  • Welfare of the child
  • Parental responsibility
  • Special educational needs
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Family law [2024] HKFC 189

RM (aka RH) v. SRM

The District Court refused a mother’s third relocation application for her younger son to move to Japan, keeping care and control with the father and adjusting access.

  • Relocation application
  • Variation of care and control
  • Child welfare
  • Access/visitation
  • Weight of child's wishes
  • Child-relocation
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Family law [2024] HKCA 689

TKY v. YSGA

The Court of Appeal refused leave to appeal in a child custody and access dispute, holding that the father’s grounds did not show a reasonable prospect of success.

  • Custody
  • Care and control
  • Access/visitation
  • Leave to appeal
  • Judicial discretion
  • Social inquiry officer reports
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Family law [2024] HKFC 28

TKY v. YSGA

The Family Court refused a father's application for leave to appeal against a custody and access order, finding no reasonable prospect of success on any ground.

  • Leave to appeal
  • Care and control
  • Access/visitation
  • Social investigation report
  • Allegation of gender discrimination
  • Leave-to-appeal
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Family law [2024] HKFC 80

劉 對 盧

Court refused the father's application and maintained the existing arrangement: mother retains care and control of both children and guardianship remains joint. Decision rested on the children's best interests as informed by social welfare reports and the children's expressed wishes, superior living conditions with mother, the importance of preserving sibling unity, the son's aversion to staying at the grandparents' home (including concerns about uncle's long-term mental illness), and the father's persistent use of coarse language and lack of insight which adversely affected his relationship…

  • Care and control
  • Guardianship
  • Access/visitation
  • Best interests of the child
  • Welfare checklist
  • Social welfare reports
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Family law [2024] HKFC 8

王 對 万

Applying Cap.13 s3 and the guiding factors in Payne, the court found relocation to Shenzhen to be in the child's best interests because father is the established primary carer, the relocation plan is feasible (suitable housing, supportive step‑mother, practical cross‑border access), social work reports recommended approval subject to school place confirmation, and the mother's relationship with the child can be maintained by defined visitation and daily electronic contact; accordingly father retains care and control and relocation is approved with specified conditions.

  • Relocation of child
  • Care and control
  • Access/visitation
  • Child maintenance
  • Best interests of the child
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Family law [2023] HKFC 227

LDL also known as L, DS v. F, S

District Court dismissed a mother’s relocation bid to move two children from Hong Kong to the Philippines, keeping care and control with the father.

  • Relocation application
  • Guardianship of minors
  • Non-removal order
  • Child welfare checklist
  • Access/visitation
  • Child-relocation
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