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Hong Kong Case Law

Parental conflict
  • 10 Mar 2020

    MT v. HYC

    Citation
    [2020] HKFC 55
    Court
    Family Court
    Case number
    FCMC12163/2012

    Applying the paramount welfare principle, the judge found bilingual education and improved Chinese competence, the shorter commute and potential psychological benefit of distance from parental conflict outweighed the status quo; extra tuition was unlikely to replicate CIS's dual-language advantage; the child's current expressed wish to attend CIS, considered alongside expert material and the family's circumstances, supported ordering transfer to CIS, to commence in the summer term 2020.

  • 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.