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Hong Kong Case Law

Non-matrimonial property (inheritance)
  • 24 Mar 2022

    LOTM v. CSM

    Citation
    [2022] HKFC 64
    Court
    Family Court
    Case number
    FCMC15805/2018

    Court excluded husband’s 1/3 Sunway Garden interest as a unilateral inherited asset not mingled with family finances and ring-fenced it; wife’s government pension was treated as an income stream sufficient for her reasonable needs (therefore the notional 50% commuted lump sum was not added to the pot); the $688,263 transfers were found to belong to the wife’s elder brother and not dissipated; the husband’s China account withdrawals were not added back after investigation of cash flows; matrimonial home must be sold and net proceeds shared 51% to wife, 49% to husband; other ancillary claims di…