Read the full judgment text of FCMC 7978/2017 on BabelCite. This Family Court judgment was delivered on 25 January 2019 before Her Honour Judge Sharon D. Melloy.
Matrimonial Causes – maintenance pending suit – interim maintenance – reasonableness – standard of living – Matrimonial Proceedings and Property Ordinance Cap 192 – District Court – Petitioner wife seeks maintenance for herself and two children – Respondent husband claims inability to pay due to lack of earned income – Court applies broad-brush approach to assess reasonableness and ability to pay – Court orders husband to pay maintenance pending suit HK$25,750 per month and interim maintenance for children HK$37,250 per child per month – Costs ordered on party and party basis
Legal issues: Quantum of interim maintenance
Outcome: Maintenance pending suit and interim maintenance granted