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Hong Kong Case Law

Enforcement and garnishee proceedings
  • 22 Mar 2022

    BAM v. DJM nee W

    Citation
    [2022] HKFC 58
    Court
    Family Court
    Case number
    FCMC9713/2011

    The Court found the petitioner had established a significant and sustained reduction in his ability to pay since the 2014 Order and that variation was justified. The Court suspended spousal maintenance from 1 February 2021 (backdating limited to the filing date) and reduced child maintenance prospectively: paragraph 3 suspended 1 Feb 2021–1 Apr 2022 with nominal HK$1 per annum payable from 1 Apr 2022; paragraph 4 suspended 1 Feb 2021–30 Jun 2022 with child maintenance set at HK$15,000/month from 1 July 2022 until N's 18th birthday or cessation of full‑time education. The Court declined to abs…