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Hong Kong Case Law

Child maintenance (periodical vs capital)
  • 15 Mar 2022

    雷 對 徐

    Citation
    [2022] HKFC 49
    Court
    Family Court
    Case number
    FCMC1420/2019

    The court applied the statutory factors and LKW v DD methodology, found no sufficient reason to depart from equal sharing of the matrimonial home, ordered sale of the home with net proceeds to be split 50:50, concluded that child reasonable needs (including current private school fees) justify maintenance set at HKD10,000 monthly payable by the father until the child is 18 or completes full‑time university, increased interim maintenance for a past period resulting in a HKD90,000 award, and directed specified reimbursements and a capitalised reserve to be lodged in court to secure future maint…