Read the full judgment text of FCMC 3332/2019 on BabelCite. This Family Court judgment was delivered on 29 November 2019 before Her Honour Judge Sharon D. Melloy.
Matrimonial Causes – Forum non conveniens – Polygamous marriage – Jurisdiction – Divorce – Nullity – Parties married in Paris and Morocco – Children resident in Hong Kong – Husband seeks stay for Morocco proceedings – Hong Kong court has jurisdiction over monogamous marriage and can declare second marriage void – Hong Kong clearly and distinctly more appropriate forum – Stay dismissed – Costs to Petitioner
Legal issues: Jurisdiction and Validity of Marriage · Forum Non Conveniens
Outcome: Husband's summons dismissed; Hong Kong proceedings continue.