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Hong Kong Case Law

Boarding school placement

  • 8 Aug 2018

    R, MJ v. OAM, also known as R, AO

    Citation
    [2018] HKFC 131
    Court
    Family Court
    Case number
    FCMC4362/2016

    Sole custody and care and control were granted to the mother because, applying the paramount welfare principle, the mother best meets the child's emotional needs and the father's pattern of volatile, bullying behaviour posed a real risk of psychological harm; joint custody was infeasible due to entrenched parental conflict and inability to cooperate; the court retained power to order boarding school or small group home placement and expressly allowed the mother to pursue those options without the father's consent to protect the child's best interests.

  • 17 Apr 2015

    LMM v. LKKV

    Citation
    LMM v. LKKV
    Court
    Family Court
    Case number
    FCMC1062/2013

    The Court ordered K to join X International School as a weekly boarder because, on the balance of probabilities and guided by expert evidence, boarding best served K's welfare by providing continuous professional psychological support, distancing him from high parental conflict, integrating care within the school routine, and facilitating repair of the paternal relationship; the child's stated preference was outweighed by these best-interest considerations.