Read the full judgment text of FCMC 1006/2021 on BabelCite. This Family Court judgment was delivered on 21 July 2023 before Deputy District Judge S. Allison.
Ancillary relief – Spousal maintenance – Child maintenance – Non-disclosure – Adverse inference – Matrimonial Proceedings and Property Ordinance – Needs basis – District Court – Petitioner and Respondent married in Guinea with four children, two with autism and sickle cell anemia – Wife stay-at-home mother with no earning capacity – Husband operated money exchange business and failed to disclose full financial resources – Court drew adverse inferences regarding Husband's income and rejected purported loans – Wife entitled to substantive spousal maintenance of HK$5,400 per month – Child maintenance assessed at HK$22,400 per month based on children's needs and standard of living – Husband ordered to pay children's expenses directly – Wife awarded costs.
Legal issues: Assessment of income and liabilities · Spousal maintenance entitlement · Child maintenance calculation
Outcome: Ancillary relief granted; spousal maintenance awarded; child maintenance awarded; costs awarded to Petitioner.
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