Read the full judgment text of FCMC 1658/2020 on BabelCite. This Family Court judgment was delivered on 8 June 2021 before Her Honour Judge Sharon D. Melloy.
Matrimonial Causes – Maintenance Pending Suit – Interim Maintenance – District Court – Reasonable Needs – Broad-Brush Approach – Whether husband should pay maintenance pending suit and interim maintenance for children – Court held husband to pay HK$7,350 per month per child based on Hong Kong cost of living – Whether backdating applicable – Court held no order made at this stage – Whether litigation funding applicable – Court held no order made – Costs ordered against Respondent on party and party basis.
Legal issues: Amount of maintenance pending suit and interim maintenance · Backdating of maintenance order · Litigation funding application · Costs of the application
Outcome: Interim maintenance ordered for children; Costs ordered against Respondent.
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