Read the full judgment text of FCMC 9943/2018 on BabelCite. This Family Court judgment was delivered on 13 June 2022 before 周至偉暫委法官.
Matrimonial Proceedings and Property Ordinance (Cap 192) – Ancillary Relief – Family Assets – Trust – Matrimonial Home – Child Maintenance – New Zealand assets held in trust for daughters – Causeway Bay property pre-marital contribution – Asset division ratio – Child maintenance ratio – Husband claimed New Zealand assets were trust for daughters but court found no express declaration or tacit understanding – Causeway Bay property fully family asset despite pre-marital funds – Equal division of assets applied as no special contribution or serious misconduct – Child maintenance split based on income ratio – Husband ordered to pay Wife HK$7,552,195.88 and costs
Legal issues: Whether New Zealand assets are family assets · Whether to deduct pre-marital contribution from Causeway Bay property value · Ratio for division of family assets · Ratio for child maintenance
Outcome: Husband to pay Wife HK$7,552,195.88; Assets split 50:50; Child maintenance 60:40; Costs to Husband
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