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Hong Kong Case Law

Maintenance for adult children

  • 6 Dec 2017

    KS v. YP

    Citation
    KS v. YP
    Court
    Family Court
    Case number
    FCMC2649/2016

    On balancing the parties' financial resources, the credibility and insufficiency of the wife's evidence of expenses, and the husband's capacity to economize, the court ordered periodical payments of HK$2,000 per month per child from 1 January 2018 until each child ceases full-time education; the order was not backdated and costs were awarded to the respondent on a party-and-party basis to be taxed if not agreed.

  • 16 Nov 2015

    M S, EFS also known as S, EF v. M,UN

    Citation
    M S, EFS also known as S, EF v. M,UN
    Court
    Family Court
    Case number
    FCMC2038/2011

    The court held that the petitioner cannot be barred from applying to vary or seek provision for the children because a child's claim for financial support cannot be dismissed by a consent order and the statute permits further orders for a child; therefore the respondent's summons was dismissed but the petitioner's summons was adjourned for substantive argument (call over set and directions given), with costs reserved.