Read the full judgment text of FCMC 11846/2007 on BabelCite. This Family Court judgment was delivered on 8 September 2021 before Her Honour Judge Sharon D. Melloy.
Matrimonial causes – Variation of maintenance – Child maintenance – Rental accommodation – Consumer Price Index – Enforcement of arrears – District Court – Petitioner wife sought variation of maintenance and rental order dated 24 February 2010 and leave to enforce arrears over 12 months old – Respondent husband sought variation to pay maintenance directly to children and limit rental obligation – Court held maintenance should include rental component until 6 months after eldest child commences tertiary studies in Sydney – Maintenance increased to HK$33,750 per child per month with split payment arrangement – Leave to enforce arrears over 12 months dismissed except for outstanding rental – No order as to costs.
Legal issues: Rental inclusion in maintenance · Maintenance amount and CPI uplift · Leave to enforce arrears over 12 months
Outcome: Variation of maintenance and rental orders granted; enforcement of arrears >12 months dismissed.
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