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Hong Kong Case Law

Staying access

  • 21 Nov 2019

    LYSC v. MSN

    Citation
    [2019] HKFC 299
    Court
    Family Court
    Case number
    FCMC13330/2017

    The court accepted expert and social welfare evidence that both parents lacked significant psychological disorder, that the child had bonded relationships with both parents and expressed a wish to visit paternal relatives, and that the past corporal punishment incidents were historical, relatively minor, and had been the subject of counselling; balancing best interests and risk assessment the court found no significant ongoing risk and ordered regular overnight staying access including phased holiday and overseas access with specified timetable and review.

  • 11 May 2016

    TPF v. W

    Citation
    TPF v. W
    Court
    Family Court
    Case number
    FCMC16179/2011

    The court varied access only to the extent consistent with the child's best interests, academic needs and demonstrated resistance to extensive overnight stays: mother granted structured, limited staying access twice per month (alternate weekends Friday after school 4:00 pm to Saturday 6:30 pm) and weekday after-school access on Mondays and Wednesdays to 8:30 pm; weekday access is cancelled during examination periods with no makeup; holiday and public holiday arrangements were specified and alternated with detailed timing; the parties were released from specified undertakings in the 2012 media…