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Hong Kong Case Law

Jurisdictional removal

  • 31 Aug 2018

    梁 對 陳

    Citation
    [2018] HKFC 145
    Court
    Family Court
    Case number
    FCMC12162/2015

    Given the child's age (6), established primary care by the mother, the lack of mutual trust between parents, the absence of evidence that mother’s concerns are well-founded to the point of precluding supervised contact, and the social worker's detailed, impartial recommendation, the court concluded the child's best interests are served by joint legal custody with the mother having care and control, supervised daytime non‑overnight contact for the father of three hours weekly with a third party present, social welfare monitoring for 12 months, and a prohibition on taking the child out of juris…

  • 11 Mar 2016

    KB v. MS

    Citation
    KB v. MS
    Court
    Family Court
    Case number
    FCMC173/2015

    Given the mother's established allegations of abuse, the father's demonstrated lack of engagement, his unwillingness to address allegations or to take steps to improve cooperation, and incidents showing use of force and lack of regard for the Child's needs, a joint custody order was not workable and would not be in the Child's best interests. Accordingly sole custody (with care and control to the Mother) was necessary to protect the Child's welfare while preserving supervised access rights for the Father.