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Hong Kong District Court refused leave for post-divorce financial relief under Part IIA MPPO, finding no substantial connection between the husband and Hong Kong.
The court refused leave for post-divorce financial relief under the MPPO, finding no substantial connection with Hong Kong and dismissing the originating summons.
Leave was granted for a Part IIA MPPO financial relief application after a foreign divorce, as the court found jurisdiction and a substantial ground to proceed.
The court rescinded a decree nisi obtained on incomplete evidence, but refused to strike out the divorce petition or discharge the property registration.
The court refused to stay a Hong Kong divorce petition in favour of Beijing, holding Beijing was not clearly more appropriate and Hong Kong discovery was a key juridical advantage.
The court refused leave for financial relief after a Macau divorce, holding the applicant had not shown a substantial connection with Hong Kong or that Hong Kong was the appropriate venue.
The court refused to recognize an Indian divorce decree and dismissed the husband’s stay application, holding the wife lacked a reasonable opportunity to participate and that recognition would offend public policy.
The Court of Appeal granted leave to appeal to the Court of Final Appeal in a cross-border divorce and ancillary relief dispute involving recognition of a PRC divorce and public policy.
The court refused to recognize a Shenzhen divorce to block Hong Kong ancillary relief, finding the Husband’s reliance on it unconscionable and contrary to public policy.
The District Court held that a 1960 Sindhi Hindu marriage in Jakarta was valid under Indonesian law, rejected the husband’s challenge, and granted a decree nisi on separation.
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