Read the full judgment text of FCMP 38/2007 on BabelCite. This FCMP judgment was delivered on 22 September 2020 before HH Judge C.K. Chan.
Maintenance variation – Guardianship of Minors Ordinance – financial disclosure – adverse inferences – reasonable needs – lump sum – District Court – Application for variation of maintenance order for minors born out of wedlock. Issues: reasonable needs of minors, financial circumstances of mother and father. Held: Reasonable needs assessed at $52,000 per month. Father failed to disclose finances fully; adverse inferences drawn that he is in better financial position than claimed. Mother not required to seek employment immediately. Orders: Maintenance increased to $52,000 per month; lump sum of $100,000 for setup and moving costs; costs of $2,000 payable by father to mother.
Legal issues: Reasonable needs of the minors · Financial circumstances of the mother · Financial circumstances of the father
Outcome: Mother's variation summons partially granted; Father's variation summons dismissed.
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