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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.
Maintaining the children's existing stable arrangement in Hong Kong best serves their welfare: joint custody is appropriate; father is the more suitable person for day-to-day care and control because he is the established primary carer, provides stability for schooling and daily needs, and there is no proven risk of harm; mother is granted reasonable contact; travel to Mainland for visits is permitted given historical practice and absence of objection from father.
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Family Court decision on custody, access, and a child’s name in a dispute between unmarried parents. Joint custody was maintained, care and control went to the Mother, and the Father received staged access.
Family Court custody judgment awarding joint custody, sole care and control to the mother, defined access to the father, and a 12-month supervision order.
Application for leave to appeal in a child custody matter dismissed. The court upheld joint custody, refused a stay, and ordered costs against the Mother.
The court granted the mother sole care and control of two young sons, with the father receiving structured staying access, video access, and information-sharing rights.
Court ordered joint custody for both parents but awarded care and control to the mother because the children expressly preferred to remain with her, she had been the primary caregiver, maintaining status quo was in the children's best interests, and the father's health, gambling debt, threatening conduct and forcible administration of medication undermined his suitability for care and control; reasonable access including overnight stays granted to father.
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The Court of Appeal dismissed a renewed application for leave to appeal against refusal to vary a child custody consent order from sole to joint custody.
The Court of Appeal dismissed the Mother’s applications for leave to appeal against a custody order and costs, finding no reasonable prospect of success.
The Court of Appeal refused the mother’s applications for leave to appeal against joint custody, shared care and control, and the costs order.
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