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Hong Kong Case Law

Discharge of maintenance
  • 19 Jul 2022

    JPH v. PK

    Citation
    [2022] HKFC 144
    Court
    Family Court
    Case number
    FCMC13429/2012

    Court found a material change in circumstances: Husband's further serious deterioration in health and incurred additional medical expenses, coupled with inability to obtain suitable employment and severe indebtedness, while Wife retained property assets and was in a better financial position; exercising the s.11 MPPO jurisdiction the court discharged Husband from liabilities to pay periodical maintenance to the Wife and daughter, effective 1 May 2019, and made no order as to costs.