6 May 2022
On the evidence the Court allowed verified personal expenses of the Husband totalling HK$4,700 per month, found the Wife had capacity to pay given her income and prior payments to the Husband and the disparity of incomes, and ordered the Wife to pay HK$4,700 per month MPS commencing 1 June 2022; interim child maintenance was discharged due to agreed shared care arrangements.
18 Apr 2019
Applying the broad-brush statutory test and authorities, and accepting the wife had no deployable assets and that the husband had access to family support and other resources, the court ordered interim maintenance and limited litigation funding. The court fixed total interim payments at HK$100,000 per month: HK$20,000 to the wife, HK$25,000 per child (two children = HK$50,000), and litigation funding of HK$30,000 per month for eight months. Payments to commence 1 May 2019 and litigation funding to be paid to the respondent's solicitors on account of costs. Costs of the application ordered nis…
28 Apr 2017
Given the children's clear, consistent wish to split time equally, the supporting recommendations from the child psychologist and one social welfare officer, and the view that both parents are capable of meeting the children’s needs despite high conflict, the court made an interim order for joint custody to be reviewed in 18 months and ordered shared care on a 2/2/5/5 rota with school holidays split 50:50, subject to specified holiday allocations and implementation of expert recommendations (including assessment for C).
1 Feb 2012
Judge found the children had genuine shared care with substantial involvement by both parents; relocation to South Africa would materially diminish the father’s day‑to‑day role due to practical travel and roster constraints and would likely harm the father‑child relationship; social welfare reports and the children’s expressed preference to remain in Hong Kong supported retention of the status quo. On welfare grounds the application to permanently remove the children was refused.