Read the full judgment text of FCMC 640/2018 on BabelCite. This Family Court judgment was delivered on 13 July 2021 before 陳振國法官.
Matrimonial proceedings – Child maintenance – Ability to pay – Absent respondent – Final maintenance order – Matrimonial Proceedings and Property Ordinance (Cap 192) s.5 and s.7(2) – Father absent from hearing and failed to provide financial evidence – Court drew adverse inference regarding financial capacity – Father ordered to pay HK$4,000 monthly maintenance for daughter until age 18 or completion of full-time education – Costs awarded to Mother assessed under Legal Aid Rules – Declaration of satisfactory arrangements made.
Legal issues: Father's ability to pay child maintenance
Outcome: Father ordered to pay final child maintenance of HK$4,000 per month.
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