Read the full judgment text of FCMC 2649/2016 on BabelCite. This Family Court judgment was delivered on 6 December 2017 before Her Honour Judge Sharon D. Melloy.
Matrimonial Causes – Maintenance for Adult Children – District Court – KS v YP – Maintenance level – Backdating – Matrimonial Proceedings and Property Ordinance Cap 192 s.5 – Parties separated for 16 years with children in Thailand – Husband earns HK$21,000 monthly, Wife earns HK$12,000 monthly – Court finds wife cannot fully maintain children alone but some expenses exaggerated – Husband ordered to pay HK$2,000 per month per child from 1 January 2018 – No backdating of order – Costs awarded to legally aided wife.
Legal issues: Level of maintenance for adult children · Backdating of maintenance
Outcome: Husband ordered to pay maintenance for two children; costs awarded to wife.
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