Read the full judgment text of FCMC 13675/2015 on BabelCite. This Family Court judgment was delivered on 24 September 2020 before District Judge A. Tse.
Matrimonial Causes – Ancillary Relief – Child Maintenance – Children’s Reasonable Needs – Ability to Pay – Backdating of Order – Costs – District Judge A. Tse – FCMC 13675/2015 – Petitioner (Husband) absent – Respondent (Wife) represented – Husband relocated to US – Breach of interim maintenance – Full disclosure duty – Adverse inferences drawn – Maintenance order backdated to September 2017 – Periodical payments HK$13,969.50 per child per month – Tuition expenses to be paid by Petitioner – Costs reserved – Res Judicata applies to outstanding school fees claim – Husband’s litigation conduct noted
Legal issues: Children’s reasonable needs · Husband’s ability to pay · Backdating of the order · Outstanding school fees · Costs
Outcome: Maintenance order made for children. Backdated to September 2017.
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