Read the full judgment text of FCMC 4820/2018 on BabelCite. This Family Court judgment was delivered on 20 December 2019 before Deputy District Judge M Lam.
Matrimonial Causes – Maintenance pending suit – Interim maintenance – Litigation funding – Standard of living – Ability to pay – Matrimonial Proceedings and Property Ordinance (Cap. 192) s.3 – Wife applied for maintenance pending suit and litigation fund – Court found husband failed to fully disclose financial resources and made robust assumptions regarding his ability to pay – Court awarded maintenance of HKD59,000 per month for wife and HKD51,000 per month for children – Court refused litigation funding as wife held three landed properties and had means to borrow – Husband ordered to pay wife’s costs on party and party basis
Legal issues: Maintenance pending suit/interim maintenance · Litigation funding
Outcome: Maintenance pending suit granted; Litigation funding refused; Costs awarded to Petitioner
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