Read the full judgment text of FCMC 15456/2015 on BabelCite. This Family Court judgment was delivered on 25 February 2021 before Her Honour Judge Sharon D. Melloy.
Matrimonial Causes – Maintenance Pending Suit – Variation – Litigation Funding – Costs – District Court – Wife applied for variation of interim financial support orders due to change in circumstances including mental health, relocation to Japan, and husband's non-compliance. Court found wife's expenditure reasonable and husband had significant assets. Held: MPS increased to HK$58,000 per month, litigation funding increased to HK$50,000 per month, child maintenance for younger child ceased from 1 September 2020, husband to pay wife's costs. Pre-Trial Review scheduled.
Legal issues: Variation of Maintenance Pending Suit · Variation of Litigation Funding · Interim Maintenance for Younger Child · Costs of Single Joint Experts · Costs of Application
Outcome: Orders made largely in terms sought by wife. MPS increased to HK$58,000. Litigation funding increased to HK$50,000. Child maintenance for younger child ceased. Costs awarded to wife.
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