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Hong Kong Case Law

Allocation of child expenses

  • 24 Dec 2019

    LSDS v. BX

    Citation
    [2019] HKFC 327
    Court
    Family Court
    Case number
    FCMC8189/2017

    The court accepted there was a material change in insurance cover due to the Father’s change of employment and partially released the original undertaking in so far as the Father is required to procure and pay for a China-based medical policy for the child and remain responsible for any shortfall, found both parties had committed material non-disclosure so both have means to contribute, re-assessed the child's needs (medical to be in Shanghai, nanny expense removed, certain household items reduced) and, balancing needs and means, varied interim maintenance to HK$21,000 per month from 1 Januar…

  • 7 May 2018

    HPF v. YKK

    Citation
    [2018] HKFC 69
    Court
    Family Court
    Case number
    FCMP98/2017

    On the interim application the court adopted a broad brush approach due to incomplete disclosure, accepted and adjusted the father's offered breakdown where mother failed to prove larger claims, found the father able to pay and ordered interim periodical payments of HK$80,500 per month (HK$30,000 for daughter, HK$25,250 for each son) backdated to 1 May 2018 and payable monthly pending further order; costs reserved as no order nisi to be made absolute in 28 days.