Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments

Topic

Parental coordination

Legal area

Court

24 Feb 2023

TKM also known as WTKM v. WHG

Citation

[2023] HKFC 41
Court

Family Court
Case number

FCMC5723/2021

Shared care was refused and a phased, supervised increase in access was ordered because the Child is 2½ years old, primarily attached to Mother, and experts recommended gradual increases with predictable routines; effective parental communication and the Child's adjustment are prerequisites for any shift to shared or 50:50 care; supervision and a 12-month review are required to monitor adjustment and review arrangements.
6 May 2022

CS v. WCT

Citation

[2022] HKCA 654
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CAMP93/2021

The Mother failed to show a reasonable prospect of success under s63A because her grounds were essentially re‑runs of trial complaints about evaluation of evidence and discretionary decisions without identifying palpable errors or misapplication of principle; the Judge's findings were supported by SWO and CP reports and observed parental cooperation and adjustment of the children; accordingly leave to appeal was refused and the Costs Order upheld.
18 Jan 2016

SG also known as SG v. SWT

Citation

SG also known as SG v. SWT
Court

Family Court
Case number

FCMC12057/2013

Balancing the paramount welfare principle and the need for a simple, workable routine, the court extended alternate weekend access to Thursday after school until Sunday 7:00pm to increase meaningful time with the father while preserving Sunday evening return for school preparation; midweek access maintained with limited incremental extension; holiday allocation ordered to achieve equitable sharing, giving determinative effect to neither the childrens stated preferences nor any single expert report.

Hong Kong Case Law

TKM also known as WTKM v. WHG

CS v. WCT

SG also known as SG v. SWT