Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments

Topic

Calculation of maintenance

Legal area

Court

18 Mar 2025

AC v. MFHJ

Citation

[2025] HKFC 51
Court

Family Court
Case number

FCMC17626/2012

Leave to appeal dismissed as filed 11 months late without cogent explanation; petitioner failed to show a real/arguable prospect of success on any ground; fresh evidence rejected for failure to satisfy Ladd v Marshall (could have been obtained with reasonable diligence); the broadbrush maintenance figure HK$10,000/month and treatment of Annexure items were properly decided and the original judgment stands.
12 Sept 2013

TWAMA also known as WAMA v. T, DJ-PF

Citation

TWAMA also known as WAMA v. T, DJ-PF
Court

Family Court
Case number

FCMC13094/2012

On a broad‑brush assessment of immediate needs versus the husband's ability to pay the court ordered HK$25,000 per month to the wife and HK$20,000 per month per child (total HK$65,000) from 1 December 2013, reasoning that the husband's net income and housing options permitted that level while accounting for school fees, potential bonuses, and the wife's limited income.
15 Jun 1970

SIU CHEUNG YING v. SIU SHIM KUN

Citation

SIU CHEUNG YING v. SIU SHIM KUN
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCMC59/1969

Respondent voluntarily relinquished his employment without reasonable grounds; therefore maintenance was assessed on his prior and reasonable earning capacity (accepted at HK$1,500 per month) rather than his present unemployment; petitioner's earnings were not taken into account because she did not work during the marriage and will care for the children (following Rose v. Rose). This justified ordering specified monthly maintenance payments totaling HK$800 and ordering respondent to pay costs taxed under the Legal Aid scale.

Hong Kong Case Law

AC v. MFHJ

TWAMA also known as WAMA v. T, DJ-PF

SIU CHEUNG YING v. SIU SHIM KUN