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Hong Kong Case Law

Arrears enforcement

  • 22 Jul 2022

    S, PJ v. S, CE nee D, CE

    Citation
    [2022] HKFC 152
    Court
    Family Court
    Case number
    FCMC664/2012

    No credible evidence of a verbal agreement existed to vary the consent order. The husband unjustifiably reduced and then ceased maintenance. The consent order obligation to pay school fees remains. The monthly maintenance of HK$6,500 remains in place until 30 April 2019; it is varied to HK$4,000 per month effective 1 September 2019 until the child attains 18 years or ceases full-time education. Maintenance is remitted for May–August 2019 and for an additional two-month period at the end of 2020, with the remitted total HK$34,000. Husband to pay 50% of wife's costs (order nisi) with legal aid…

  • 7 May 2008

    N v. L

    Citation
    N v. L
    Court
    Family Court
    Case number
    FCMC306/2000

    The court accepted the respondent lacked means to pay from Feb 2007 to Jul 2007 and remitted arrears for that period; adjusted reasonable needs of the petitioner and children to justify $9,000 monthly maintenance initially; found the respondent could pay $7,000 per month from Aug-Nov 2007 and $4,000 per month from Dec 2007 taking into account personal expenses, support to new family and debt repayments; varied the maintenance order such that petitioner receives $1,000 per month from Aug 2007 and each child received $3,000 per month Aug-Nov 2007 then $1,500 per child from Dec 2007 (total $7,00…

  • 29 Apr 2005

    NLSP v. NNM

    Citation
    NLSP v. NNM
    Court
    Family Court
    Case number
    FCMC9187/1997

    Applying s.11 and s.7 MPPO and the Court of Appeal direction to assess current means, the court found the husband could reasonably earn about HK$15,000 per month despite illness, did not accept the alleged loans from his sisters as true liabilities (treated transfers as income), and therefore varied the Consent Order: wife's maintenance reduced to HK$1 per annum and child maintenance set at HK$3,000 per child per month effective retrospectively from 15 December 2003; arrears were calculated at HK$81,000 payable within two months; charging order adjourned sine die pending payment; no lump sum…