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Hong Kong Case Law

Relocation/removal of child

  • 23 Sept 2022

    A v. B

    Citation
    [2022] HKFC 203
    Court
    Family Court
    Case number
    FCMC9824/2015

    Relocation application dismissed because, on balance, it was premature and not in the child's best interests: the child remained emotionally vulnerable, removal risked significant loss of father's regular contact especially given COVID-19 travel/quarantine constraints, and the independent updated child development report recommended against relocation pending improved stability and clearer travel certainty.

  • 7 Dec 2016

    LRY v. LCM nee MCE

    Citation
    LRY v. LCM nee MCE
    Court
    Family Court
    Case number
    FCMC14297/2012

    The court assessed the children's reasonable needs and parties' means at trial, found T's living cost in France reasonable at HKD12,800/month and A's reasonable monthly needs in Manila at HKD24,799.24, found respondent lacked immediate means to meet A's needs while petitioner retained substantial assets and therefore ordered variation: petitioner to pay HKD24,799.24/month from 1 Jan 2017 to 1 Jun 2019 then HKD12,800/month from 1 Jul 2019 until A reaches 18 or finishes full-time education; petitioner to reimburse reasonable flight costs when A travels to Hong Kong; no backdating of variation p…