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Hong Kong Case Law

Prenuptial agreement (pna)

  • 5 Jun 2023

    L v. F

    Citation
    [2023] HKFC 108
    Court
    Family Court
    Case number
    FCMC7917/2018

    Respondent failed to discharge the burden to show cause why the prenuptial agreement should not bind him. The PNA was unvitiated, was negotiated with legal advice, the parties lived in accordance with it, and no credible evidence was adduced that enforcement would be unfair or that the husband is destitute. Accordingly the Crossley application succeeds, the PNA is given significant/magnetic weight for case management purposes, limited discovery is appropriate and a case management hearing is ordered to define the scope of limited disclosure and further steps; costs ordered in favour of petiti…

  • 14 May 2015

    B, L v. K, WS

    Citation
    B, L v. K, WS
    Court
    Family Court
    Case number
    FCMC17190/2014

    Leave to appeal was refused because the husband failed to demonstrate a reasonable prospect of success or other compelling reason; key arguments relied upon were raised post‑judgment and amounted to changing the case after the hearing, the alleged legal errors were insufficient to show the judge had clearly misapplied her discretion, and the interim orders (including litigation funding and credit card undertakings) were properly made and capable of adjustment later if necessary.