Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments

Topic

Third party financial support

Legal area

Court

7 Mar 2022

JTMW v. NAV

Citation

[2022] HKFC 46
Court

Family Court
Case number

FCMC8504/2017

Applying LKW v DD, the court found the parties' needs could be met, excluded the Danish house from the matrimonial pool, found no sufficient evidence of litigation misconduct or substantial continuing parental support to justify departing from equal division, and therefore applied an equal division of the distributable matrimonial assets resulting in payment of $450,430 to the wife and the balance to the husband.
10 Oct 2019

CCYL v. CCSR

Citation

[2019] HKFC 261
Court

Family Court
Case number

FCMC15718/2018

Application dismissed in substance because, on balance, the court was not satisfied the husband’s bankruptcy was a scheme to defeat claims and although disclosure was unsatisfactory it did not justify making robust adverse assumptions as to his means; the wife’s claimed figures were excessive and not reasonably necessary; limited interim relief was appropriate for the child only.
9 Sept 2019

DJA v. OFI

Citation

[2019] HKFC 234
Court

Family Court
Case number

FCMC1342/2015

Section 17 application dismissed because applicant failed to prove husband transferred shares with the requisite intention to defeat ancillary relief and because even if set aside the transfer it was unlikely to change the financial outcome; the only material matrimonial asset identified was the UK property held by A Limited with a reasonable net value of GBP350,000, and a needs-based order awarding the wife a lump sum of GBP350,000 (to be paid by the husband by 6 March 2020) together with nominal periodical payments and discharge of prior interim maintenance and arrears was proportionate and…
4 Oct 2013

JBGMK v. JPLY

Citation

JBGMK v. JPLY
Court

Family Court
Case number

FCMP61/2011

Having weighed the child's needs, the father's demonstrated means, his impending retirement and the mother's assurance and access to parental support, the court found HK$20,000 per month to be a fair and reasonable maintenance contribution by the father; the payment was ordered from the date of the father's proposal (not backdated) with credit for payments already made.

Hong Kong Case Law

JTMW v. NAV

CCYL v. CCSR

DJA v. OFI

JBGMK v. JPLY