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Hong Kong Case Law

Rule 6 matrimonial causes rules
  • 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…