Read the full judgment text of CACV 113/2021 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 27 March 2023 before Hon Kwan VP and Yuen JA and B Chu J.
Civil Appeal – Ancillary Relief – Divorce – Property Division – Maintenance – Full and Frank Disclosure – Adverse Inference – Clean Break – Lamma Property – Matrimonial Proceedings and Property Ordinance – Husband failed to disclose assets – Judge entitled to draw adverse inference – Appeal allowed in part – Transfer of Lamma Property to Wife – Discharge of maintenance orders – Wife's undertaking to meet children's needs
Legal issues: Ground 3 - Judge's failure to allow Husband to refinance Lamma Property · Grounds 7, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18a, 18f - Husband's assets and financial resources · Grounds 13, 14, 15, 18b, 23, 24, 28 - Wife's assets and financial resources · Grounds 18c, 18d, 18e, 19, 20, 21, 22, 25, 27 - Wife's and Children's financial needs · Grounds 1, 29, 30 - Delay and structure of AR Order
Outcome: Appeal allowed in part. AR Order replaced. Lamma Property transferred to Wife. Clean break order made.
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