Read the full judgment text of FCMC 9000/2020 on BabelCite. This Family Court judgment was delivered on 18 September 2023 before 區域法院暫委法官周博芬.
Ancillary relief – Non-disclosure of assets – Adverse inferences – Sharing principle – Lump sum maintenance – Husband failed to comply with disclosure orders and was absent from trial – Court drew adverse inferences and estimated husband's assets at HK$6 million – Wife's needs calculated at HK$2,273,416 – Sharing principle applied to remainder of assets – Wife awarded HK$4,165,707.61 – Costs order against Husband – Matrimonial Proceedings and Property Ordinance (Cap 192) s.7 – LKW v DD (2010) 13 HKCFAR 582 – NG v SG (Non-Disclosure) [2012] 1 FLR 1211 – Moher v Moher [2019] EWCA Civ 1482
Legal issues: Non-disclosure of assets and adverse inferences · Assessment of ancillary relief and sharing principle · Calculation of lump sum maintenance
Outcome: Husband ordered to pay Wife lump sum maintenance of HK$4,165,707.61 and arrears of HK$260,000; costs order against Husband.
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