Read the full judgment text of FCMC 16504/2014 on BabelCite. This Family Court judgment was delivered on 8 November 2019 before 黃禮榮.
Child maintenance – Variation of order – Material change in circumstances – Financial circumstances of parties – Arrears calculation – Matrimonial Proceedings and Property Ordinance (Cap 192) s.11 – Petitioner sought reduction from $9,000 to $3,000 due to health issues and remarriage – Respondent agreed to reduction but proposed $7,000 – Court found material change in circumstances but noted Petitioner's poor payment history despite inheritance and travel – Court varied maintenance to $5,700 per month from January 2018 – Arrears of $85,400 ordered to be paid in installments of $700 per month – No order as to costs
Legal issues: Variation of child maintenance order · Calculation of arrears and repayment terms
Outcome: Maintenance order varied; arrears ordered to be paid in installments