Read the full judgment text of FCMC 9346/2016 on BabelCite. This Family Court judgment was delivered on 26 April 2019 before 區域法院暫委法官彭家光.
Matrimonial proceedings – Ancillary relief – Child maintenance – Disclosure obligations – Hearsay evidence – Matrimonial Proceedings and Property Ordinance – Evidence Ordinance – Respondent failed to disclose income – Hearsay evidence rejected – Child maintenance awarded $4,500/month – Nominal maintenance $1/year – Costs awarded to Petitioner
Legal issues: Child maintenance calculation · Disclosure obligations and adverse inferences · Admissibility of hearsay evidence
Outcome: Nominal maintenance of $1 per year awarded to Petitioner. Child maintenance of $4,500 per month awarded to Petitioner retroactive to 1 March 2018. Respondent ordered to pay Petitioner's costs.