Read the full judgment text of FCMC 12517/2021 on BabelCite. This Family Court judgment was delivered on 23 December 2022 before Deputy District Judge Jacqueline Lee.
Matrimonial Causes – Interim Maintenance – Child Maintenance – Matrimonial Proceedings and Property Ordinance s.5 – Standard of Living – Backdating – Costs – Petitioner wife sought interim maintenance for 5-year-old son – Husband earns HK$82,500 monthly, wife earns HK$53,380 monthly – Court assessed child's needs at HK$30,666 to HK$33,956 monthly – Court applied 2:8 contribution ratio favoring husband – Interim maintenance ordered at HK$24,560 monthly backdated to 1 January 2022 increasing to HK$27,200 from September 2022 – Costs awarded to wife on party and party basis
Legal issues: Amount of interim maintenance · Backdating of interim maintenance
Outcome: Interim maintenance granted for child; costs awarded to wife.
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