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Hong Kong Case Law

Adultery/behavior
  • 23 Nov 2018

    甘 對 伍

    Citation
    [2018] HKFC 206
    Court
    Family Court
    Case number
    FCMC15510/2015

    Applying the LKW five‑step framework the court identified family assets totalling HKD3,618,614.81, assessed both parties had working capacity and similar contributions over a 31‑year marriage, started from equal sharing but departed to a 60:40 split in favour of the wife because of the husband's adultery, abandonment and partial nondisclosure of post‑sale proceeds; offsetting the wife's existing asset position produced a net lump sum payment by the husband of HKD100,204.88 to achieve the 60:40 allocation and to finalise ancillary relief, with each party to bear their own costs given responden…