Read the full judgment text of FCMC 5632/2018 on BabelCite. This Family Court judgment was delivered on 30 May 2022 before 周至偉暫委法官.
Matrimonial Proceedings – Ancillary Relief – Division of Assets – Sharing Principle – Needs Principle – Inference of Assets – Non-Disclosure – Spousal Maintenance – Costs – Public Housing Flat – Disabled Wife – Absent Husband – Property Sale – 60:40 Split – Nominal Maintenance – Standard Basis Costs – LKW v DD – DS v AZF – Matrimonial Proceedings and Property Ordinance (Cap 192) – District Court Ordinance (Cap 336) – Property valued at 2,800,000 HKD – Wife's personal assets 50,000 HKD – Husband's inferred assets 630,000 HKD – Total assets 3,480,000 HKD – Court ordered sale of matrimonial home with proceeds split 60% to Wife and 40% to Husband – Respondent ordered to pay nominal maintenance of HK$1 per year – Respondent ordered to pay Wife's costs on standard basis due to non-cooperation and absence.
Legal issues: Division of Matrimonial Assets · Inference of Respondent's Assets · Spousal Maintenance · Costs
Outcome: Property to be sold; proceeds split 60% Wife / 40% Husband. Nominal maintenance HK$1/year. Costs to Respondent on standard basis.
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