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Hong Kong Case Law

Spousal/child maintenance

  • 24 Nov 2023

    李 對 甘

    Citation
    [2023] HKFC 228
    Court
    Family Court
    Case number
    FCMC10730/2013

    The court quantified the matrimonial asset pool (not less than HK$9,470,725.6), applied the LKW equal sharing presumption and found no sufficient reason to depart from 50/50. Because the respondent repeatedly failed to disclose financials and attend hearings, the court drew adverse inferences and exercised statutory powers to ensure implementation (including appointment of a solicitor to sign documents). Consequently the court ordered transfer of the Flower Market Road property to the applicant, sale of Haifu Garden with specified priority payments and allocations, monthly maintenance for the…

  • 7 Jul 2023

    鄭 對 孫

    Citation
    [2023] HKFC 132
    Court
    Family Court
    Case number
    FCJA3914/2018

    The judge refused leave because the husband's grounds merely repeated trial arguments or relied on new assertions not raised at trial, he failed to explain non-disclosure of finances leading to adverse credibility findings, and appellate intervention is inappropriate where the trial judge made credibility-based factual findings absent a clear error; therefore the proposed appeal has no reasonable prospect of success.