Read the full judgment text of FCMC 12949/2017 on BabelCite. This Family Court judgment was delivered on 21 March 2019 before 彭家光.
Ancillary relief – Child maintenance – Spousal maintenance – Income assessment – Needs assessment – Matrimonial Proceedings and Property Ordinance (Cap 192) s.7 – LKW v DD (2010) 13 HKCFAR 582 – White v White [2001] 1 AC 596 – Respondent's income assessed at $28,000 per month including casual work – Petitioner's income assessed at $6,000-$8,000 per month – Eldest son in Co-ordination Centre with specific costs – Court applied five-step test for ancillary relief – Spousal maintenance nominal $1 per year – Child maintenance adjusted to $8,000 per month retroactive to April 2018 increasing to $10,500 per month from August 2019 – No order as to costs for ancillary relief application
Legal issues: Assessment of Respondent's Income · Assessment of Petitioner's and Children's Needs · Determination of Ancillary Relief Orders
Outcome: Spousal maintenance awarded nominally at $1 per year. Child maintenance reduced to $8,000 per month retroactive to April 2018, increasing to $10,500 per month from August 2019.