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Hong Kong Case Law

De-warding
  • 29 Jul 2005

    A C v. A S

    Citation
    A C v. A S
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCMP5425/2001

    The Official Solicitor was permitted to withdraw the summons and, on the evidence and legal principles concerning the role and public function of the Official Solicitor, the court held he had acted reasonably and not improperly; accordingly no order was made that the Official Solicitor pay the father's costs and no order was made that the parents should bear the Official Solicitor's costs in relation to the summons, although the court retained discretion to order costs in future if circumstances warranted.

  • 10 Nov 1986

    WONG CHIU NGAR-CHI v. WONG HON WAI LINUS

    Citation
    WONG CHIU NGAR-CHI v. WONG HON WAI LINUS
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCMP1436/1982

    Applying the paramount welfare principle and respecting precedents allowing a custodial parent's reasonable choice of residence, the court found removal to the U.S.A. was in the children’s welfare given the stable family environment, stepfather’s prospects and inevitability of emigration; practical difficulties of maintaining wardship abroad required de-warding; accordingly custody and care and control vested in the mother and leave to remove permanently granted, with specified access and cessation of maintenance from end of November.