Read the full judgment text of FCMC 2471/2017 on BabelCite. This Family Court judgment was delivered on 2 April 2019 before Deputy District Judge 周博芬.
Matrimonial Proceedings and Property Ordinance (Cap 192) s.3 – Maintenance Pending Suit – Reasonableness of claim – Ability to pay – Marital standard of living – Husband retired, living in Shanghai – Wife insurance agent, living in HK – Wife's income approx HK$57,000/month – Husband's claimed expenses HK$30,000/month deemed high – Wife's expenses adjusted to HK$70,300 – Husband's reasonable expenses assessed at HK$15,000/month – Wife ordered to pay HK$15,000/month maintenance pending suit retroactive to 2018-02-22 – Wife to pay costs.
Legal issues: Reasonableness of claimed maintenance amount · Wife's ability to pay
Outcome: Wife ordered to pay maintenance pending suit of HK$15,000 per month to Husband.
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