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Hong Kong Case Law

Pension/mpf

  • 28 Apr 2023

    LSL v. WYF

    Citation
    [2023] HKFC 76
    Court
    Family Court
    Case number
    FCMC3527/2019

    A clean break was ordered because the court found the husband's earning capacity realistically extends only to age 65 at about HK$154k/month, the wife's assessed reasonable needs are HK$25,000/month, and the agreed pot of family assets (about HK$16.96m) enabled a fair capital settlement: transfer of Shamshuipo property to wife plus a lump sum HK$4.72m (with wife retaining her own reserves) would meet her housing and future needs without imposing long-term periodical maintenance on the husband; therefore ancillary relief resolved by capital adjustment and property transfers rather than periodi…

  • 22 Feb 2022

    陳 對 李

    Citation
    [2022] HKFC 27
    Court
    Family Court
    Case number
    FCMC8337/2019

    Court found husband gave false and misleading evidence, failed to make full and frank financial disclosure and was not credible; made adverse inferences about his true financial resources (including bank deposits and corporate interests) and found he had the means to pay modest maintenance; assessed wife's verified monthly need at HK$19,000 with a shortfall of HK$3,000; ordered husband to pay HK$3,000 per month from 1 March 2022 and a lump sum of HK$84,000 for arrears, together with costs of HK$5,600, all payable within specified periods.