Read the full judgment text of FCMC 16805/2016 on BabelCite. This Family Court judgment was delivered on 25 May 2020 before Deputy District Judge R So.
Matrimonial Causes – Ancillary Relief – Division of Assets – Full and Frank Disclosure – Separate Finance – Inheritance – Departure from Equal Sharing – District Court – CWW v WYF – Long marriage of 27 years – Dispute over landed properties and financial resources – Court finds no agreement of separate finance – Husband failed full and frank disclosure regarding assets and income – Inheritance source of Wife's assets acknowledged but importance diminished over long marriage – Departure from equal sharing justified due to non-disclosure – Final division 60% Wife, 40% Husband – Wife ordered to pay Husband lump sum of HK$4 million – No order as to costs.
Legal issues: Agreement of separate finance · Full and frank disclosure · Departure from equal sharing · Final division of assets
Outcome: Wife ordered to pay Husband lump sum of HK$4 million; Claims dismissed upon compliance.
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