Read the full judgment text of FCMC 1289/2016 on BabelCite. This Family Court judgment was delivered on 17 July 2019 before 區域法院暫委法官周博芬.
Matrimonial Proceedings and Property Ordinance – Interim Maintenance – Variation of Order – Material Change in Circumstances – Earning Capacity – Reasonable Needs – Petitioner unemployed since 2017, claims no income; Respondent on welfare, child in kindergarten – Whether material change justifies variation; Petitioner's earning capacity; Reasonable needs assessment – Application dismissed; maintenance order maintained at HK$4,900; Costs orders.
Legal issues: Material change in circumstances · Petitioner's earning capacity · Respondent's and Child's reasonable needs
Outcome: Application to vary interim maintenance dismissed; original order of HK$4,900 per month continues.
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