Read the full judgment text of CAMP 62/2019 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 4 September 2019 before Kwan VP, Cheung JA.
Family law – maintenance pending suit – leave to appeal – interim order – rental income – adult son expenses – backdating – ability to pay – broad brush approach – discretion – parties married 1990, filed joint divorce Oct 2013 – husband paid HK$80,000/month – wife sought increase – Deputy District Judge awarded HK$126,257.20/month plus backdated arrears – husband sought leave to appeal on grounds including failure to consider rental income of DB property, inclusion of adult son's expenses, erroneous backdating, and lack of ability to pay – Court of Appeal held some grounds reasonably arguable but interim nature of MPS and broad brush approach justified refusal; ability to pay not reasonably arguable – leave refused with costs.
Legal issues: Leave to appeal against maintenance pending suit order
Outcome: Application for leave to appeal dismissed.
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