Read the full judgment text of FCMC 15762/2010 on BabelCite. This Family Court judgment was delivered on 8 May 2015 before 區域法院暫委法官翁喬奇.
Family law – Maintenance – Judgment summons – Committal order – Reasonable excuse – Willful disobedience – Bankruptcy – Costs. Whether judgment debtor had reasonable excuse for non-payment of maintenance arrears. Whether judgment debtor willfully disobeyed court order. Whether committal order appropriate. Court held judgment debtor had no reasonable excuse; income reduction not valid; employer debt undisclosed and likely advances; bankruptcy petition suspicious; hypertension irrelevant. Bank records showed sufficient funds withdrawn for other purposes. Court found willful disobedience. Committal order of 3 months made appropriate. Costs awarded to judgment creditor.
Legal issues: Reasonable excuse for non-payment of maintenance · Willful disobedience of court order · Appropriateness of committal order
Outcome: Committal order made against Judgment Debtor for 3 months; Costs awarded to Judgment Creditor