Read the full judgment text of FCMC 1569/2003 on BabelCite. This Family Court judgment was delivered on 29 September 2022 before Deputy District Judge June Cheung.
Matrimonial Proceedings and Property Ordinance – Ancillary Relief – Former Matrimonial Home – Substituted Service – Property Transfer Order – Financial Needs – Abandonment – Trial in absence – Division of assets – Transfer of ownership – Respondent absent for 20 years – Petitioner needs housing and maintenance – FMH value HK$1,850,000 – Transfer ordered at nil consideration – Solicitor partner to execute transfer – Costs awarded to Petitioner
Legal issues: Trial in absence of Respondent · Division of assets and transfer of property · Execution of transfer
Outcome: Order made for transfer of former matrimonial home to Petitioner at nil consideration; Petitioner awarded costs.
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