13 Apr 2018
COKA v. RMTP
- Citation
- [2018] HKFC 50
- Court
- Family Court
- Case number
- FCMP180/2017
Starting from the parties' shared premise that each should bear 50% of the child's expenses, the court calculated the child's immediate reasonable needs against the mother's demonstrable income and the father's precarious finances. The court adjusted the father's notional housing cost and excluded discretionary items, concluded the mother could afford a substantial contribution, and fixed interim maintenance at HK$8,000 per month from 1 May 2018 for three months. The court refused to backdate the order due to potential intolerable burden on the mother. Pending receipt of testing/reporting and…