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Hong Kong Case Law

Temporary removal

  • 2 Jun 2023

    SG v. GDV

    Citation
    [2023] HKFC 106
    Court
    Family Court
    Case number
    FCMC10217/2020

    The father's Temporary Removal Summons was dismissed because it functioned as a de facto permanent removal, the father's credibility was impaired, there was a real risk the mother would be deprived of access if the children were taken to the US (given her visa/passport issues), and the proposed online schooling breached the Education Ordinance and was contrary to the childrens' best interests; accordingly the mother was permitted to enroll the children in Hong Kong schools and the father's application was refused.

  • 10 Jul 2020

    NPYJ v. SMRC

    Citation
    [2020] HKFC 136
    Court
    Family Court
    Case number
    FCMC9098/2018

    The court allowed slip-rule amendments limited to correcting typographical errors (spelling of proposed experts), substituting Affirmations/Affidavits, inserting the full carpark address and amending costs wording to reflect the courts manifest intention, but refused substantive additions or new obligations (bank statements, cancellation/publication/apology, compliance orders) and dismissed the Respondents application to vary costs orders because those orders were perfected or reserved and the Respondents grounds did not fall within the narrow permissible categories to revisit sealed order…