Read the full judgment text of FCMC 4305/2013 on BabelCite. This Family Court judgment was delivered on 20 November 2019 before 黃禮榮.
Contempt of court – Sentencing – Non-disclosure of assets – Non-payment of maintenance – Costs – Interest – District Court – Imprisonment ordered – Costs awarded – The respondent was found guilty of two counts of contempt of court. Count 1 involved intentional non-disclosure of assets in mainland China and failure to file court documents. Count 2 involved failure to pay maintenance despite having economic capacity. The court sentenced the respondent to 12 weeks imprisonment in total (2 weeks for Count 1 and 10 weeks for Count 2, consecutive). The court accepted the petitioner's calculation of interest on maintenance arrears and awarded costs of $34,846.40 on a summary basis. The imprisonment order will not be executed if all arrears, interest and costs are paid.
Legal issues: Sentencing for Count 1 - Non-disclosure of assets · Sentencing for Count 2 - Non-payment of maintenance · Costs Assessment · Interest Calculation
Outcome: Contempt of court convictions upheld; Sentencing: 12 weeks imprisonment total (2 weeks for Count 1, 10 weeks for Count 2, consecutive); Costs awarded to Petitioner; Interest awarded on maintenance arrears.
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