Read the full judgment text of FCMC 11207/2020 on BabelCite. This Family Court judgment was delivered on 18 August 2021 before Her Honour Judge Sharon D. Melloy.
Matrimonial Causes – Maintenance Pending Suit – Interim Maintenance – Child Maintenance – Reasonable Needs – Disclosure – Costs – District Court – Matrimonial Proceedings and Property Ordinance (Cap 192) s.3 and s.5 – Application by Respondent wife for maintenance pending suit and interim maintenance for child – Wife claimed HK$35,000 per month but failed to provide documentary evidence – Husband income reduced to HK$19,000 per month – Court held husband responsible for all child expenses in short term – Husband ordered to pay HK$25,000 per month for child A including half rent, child expenses and domestic helper – Wife responsible for own expenses – No order as to costs due to lack of evidence and neither party wholly successful
Legal issues: Amount of maintenance pending suit and interim maintenance · Costs
Outcome: Husband ordered to pay interim maintenance of HK$25,000 per month for child A. Wife's request for personal maintenance rejected. No order as to costs.
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