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Hong Kong Case Law

Child welfare assessment
  • 15 May 2020

    吳 對 李

    Citation
    [2020] HKFC 99
    Court
    Family Court
    Case number
    FCMC14646/2016

    Applying Cap.13 s3 and the social welfare reports, the court awarded sole custody (care and control) to the mother because the parents could not cooperate to make joint decisions (including medical treatment), welfare reports recommended maintaining mother's care, and the father's conduct included incidents of corporal punishment and neglect; the court preserved and specified defined access for the father (fortnightly overnight weekends) and ordered a shared 10:7 contribution by father to specified school-related expenses with receipts and payment deadlines; the earlier temporary maintenance…

  • 5 Dec 2013

    LMM v. LKKV

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

    Given the child’s best interests and the significant change in status quo, the court ordered joint custody with a detailed shared care regime because neither parent proved more fit for sole custody, the high parental conflict has harmed the child, and the arrangement must maximize time with both key attachment figures while providing structured stability and therapeutic support.