Read the full judgment text of FCMC 3741/2014 on BabelCite. This Family Court judgment was delivered on 9 February 2021 before Her Honour Judge Sharon D. Melloy.
Matrimonial causes – Variation of maintenance – Child support – UK boarding school fees – Accommodation contribution – Undertaking discharge – Clean break – Whether husband liable for son's UK education costs – No, consent not inferred and clause not intended for unilateral removal – Whether husband liable for wife's mortgage – No, original intent was rental contribution not capital asset acquisition – Appropriate monthly maintenance contribution – HK$50,000 per month based on 50:50 split of actual expenses – Undertakings discharged and maintenance ordered from 1 March 2021 – No order as to costs
Legal issues: Contribution to UK boarding school education · Contribution to accommodation costs/mortgage · Amount of child maintenance
Outcome: Undertakings discharged; Maintenance ordered at HK$50,000 per month; No order as to costs.
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