Read the full judgment text of FCMC 8830/2006 on BabelCite. This Family Court judgment was delivered on 7 November 2016 before 區域法院暫委法官張志偉.
Maintenance – Change of circumstances – 婚姻法律程序與財產條例 – District Court – Application dismissed – Costs awarded. The husband applied to reduce maintenance payments. The court found no material change in circumstances justifying reduction as the husband's resignation was voluntary. The wife's illness was acknowledged but she only sought to maintain the existing order. The husband's income capacity was assessed at HK$20,000 per month. The husband's expenses were adjusted to HK$12,735 per month. The wife's reasonable expenses were assessed at HK$15,000 per month. The existing maintenance order was maintained. The husband was ordered to pay the wife's costs.
Legal issues: Change of Maintenance Application · Husband's Income and Expenses · Wife's Needs and Maintenance
Outcome: Application dismissed; 2010 order maintained.
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