Read the full judgment text of FCMC 14697/2011 on BabelCite. This Family Court judgment was delivered on 19 March 2019 before Her Honour Judge Sharon D. Melloy.
Matrimonial Causes – Variation of Maintenance – District Court – Petitioner father applied to reduce maintenance for two children from HK$10,000 to HK$5,000 per month per child – Mother conceded reduction of her own maintenance to zero due to de facto relationship in New Zealand – Court assessed father's income drop and earning capacity – Mother's expense schedule partially rejected due to breach of implied undertaking and inclusion of capital items – Court calculated reasonable expenses at approximately HK$16,012 total for children – Maintenance varied to HK$8,000 per month per child backdated to 1 May 2018 – No order as to costs – Judgment summons adjourned.
Legal issues: Variation of maintenance
Outcome: Maintenance varied to HK$8,000 per month per child; Mother's maintenance order discharged.
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