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Reasonable needs

  • 6 Aug 2024

    T, RH v. K, CS

    Citation
    [2024] HKFC 151
    Court
    Family Court
    Case number
    FCMC8704/2023

    The court accepted the petitioner father's current undertakings as reasonable; quantified additional interim reasonable needs of the mother and children at HK$447,432 per month; found the father has ability to make direct monetary contribution up to HK$250,000 per month in addition to the undertakings and that the mother has material resources (including annuity HK$65,000/month and approximately HK$16,000,000 held by the father); therefore the court ordered an equal sharing of interim reasonable needs, directing the father to pay HK$225,000 per month (HK$75,000 to the mother and HK$75,000 to…

  • 17 Jan 2022

    MCYP v. CWYW

    Citation
    [2022] HKFC 19
    Court
    Family Court
    Case number
    FCMC11432/2018

    The court found the Respondent has a reasonable need for continued Chinese medicine expenditure, judged the unilateral expert opinion of little weight, and on a broad‑brush approach allowed an upward variation of the interim MPS by HK$60,000 to HK$180,000 per month (with effect from 1 September 2020 for ongoing payments) and ordered the Petitioner to pay HK$153,000 for June–August 2020 separately; costs to be in the cause.

  • 31 Jul 2003

    LJ v. LWHH

    Citation
    LJ v. LWHH
    Court
    Court of Appeal
    Case number
    CACV129/2003

    The Court allowed the appeal, holding the deputy judge erred in taking the wife's earning capacity into account without evidence of available suitable employment and erred in assessing her needs on the basis of living in Shanghai; the court reassessed and ordered maintenance pending suit at HK$10,000 per month with specified dates and made costs orders against the respondent.