15 Jun 1970
SIU CHEUNG YING v. SIU SHIM KUN
- Citation
- SIU CHEUNG YING v. SIU SHIM KUN
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMC59/1969
Respondent voluntarily relinquished his employment without reasonable grounds; therefore maintenance was assessed on his prior and reasonable earning capacity (accepted at HK$1,500 per month) rather than his present unemployment; petitioner's earnings were not taken into account because she did not work during the marriage and will care for the children (following Rose v. Rose). This justified ordering specified monthly maintenance payments totaling HK$800 and ordering respondent to pay costs taxed under the Legal Aid scale.