Read the full judgment text of FCMC 3898/2014 on BabelCite. This Family Court judgment was delivered on 6 December 2017 before 區域法院暫委法官周博芬.
Family law – Ancillary relief – Child maintenance – Income assessment – Debt restructuring – Reasonableness of expenses – Matrimonial Proceedings and Property Ordinance (Cap 192) – Child diagnosed with ADHD and ODD – Husband's income calculated including part-time work – Wife's earning capacity limited by childcare responsibilities – Court orders maintenance based on available income after debt repayment – Token maintenance for wife – Child maintenance increased in stages.
Legal issues: Reasonableness of Child's Expenses under s.7(2) · Income and Earning Capacity of Parties · Available Income for Maintenance
Outcome: Husband ordered to pay token maintenance of 1 HKD per year to Wife and child maintenance of 5,500 HKD per month until September 2021, then 7,000 HKD per month from October 2021.
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