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Hong Kong Case Law

Shared parental responsibility

  • 20 May 2022

    陸 對 梁

    Citation
    [2022] HKFC 106
    Court
    Family Court
    Case number
    FCMC4978/2021

    Having assessed the parties’ assets, incomes, housing benefit to respondent and the child’s needs, the court concluded respondent had capacity to pay more than HKD6,000 and ordered child maintenance of HKD11,000 per month until the child is 18 or completes full‑time university; the decision was based on joint responsibility to meet the child’s needs, the s7 factors and practical evaluation of disclosed financial information.

  • 25 Apr 2022

    顧 對 關

    Citation
    [2022] HKFC 56
    Court
    Family Court
    Case number
    FCMC2215/2021

    On balance and applying the welfare checklist, the court found it was in the children's best interests to remain together; awarded joint parental responsibility to both parents, granted care and control to the father based on his stable home environment and primary carers (grandmother and helper), the mother's continuing mental health and discipline concerns and inadequate accommodation, and fashioned defined daytime visitation for the mother with specific safeguards and counselling requirements.