Read the full judgment text of FCMC 7414/2015 on BabelCite. This Family Court judgment was delivered on 23 October 2017 before Deputy District Court Judge 彭家光.
Matrimonial Proceedings and Property Ordinance (Cap 192) s.7 – Ancillary relief – Matrimonial home – Child maintenance – Debt restructuring – Gambling debts – Reasonable needs assessment – The court determined the reasonable monthly expenditure for the child to be $8,661, rejecting the wife's higher claim. The court ordered the matrimonial home to be retained until the child turns 18 or finishes full-time education to ensure stability, with proceeds to be sold thereafter after setting aside funds for the child's education. The husband was ordered to pay $5,000 monthly child maintenance. Insurance policies were to be cashed in and proceeds split equally. No costs order was made, with costs to be assessed under Legal Aid Regulations.
Legal issues: Reasonable economic needs of parties and child · Timing of disposal of matrimonial home · Final ancillary relief orders
Outcome: Wife and son allowed to remain in matrimonial home until son 18 or finishes full-time education; Husband ordered to pay child maintenance; Insurance policies to be cashed in and proceeds split; Home to be sold after son 18 with funds set aside for education; Costs order.