Read the full judgment text of FCMC 3765/2022 on BabelCite. This Family Court judgment was delivered on 28 March 2024 before HH Judge C.K. Chan.
Matrimonial Causes – Interim Maintenance – Appeal – Reasonableness – Financial Circumstances – Costs – Appeal by way of rehearing – Whether interim maintenance order of HK$18,000 per month reasonable – Father’s expenses found inflated – Maintenance reduced to HK$13,000 per month – No order as to costs – Parties acting in person – Father successful only in part – O.58 r.1 The Rules of the District Court, Cap. 336H – HJFG v KCY [2012] 1 HKLRD 95 – TL v ML [2006] 1 FLR 1263 – LJ v LWHH [2003] 3 HKC 455 – Broad-brush approach to financial analysis – Ability to pay assessed based on assets and income – Mother’s income HK$72,875 – Father’s claimed income HK$29,000 – Father’s claimed expenses HK$82,354 rejected as inflated – Maintenance order replaced by District Judge
Legal issues: Standard of Appeal · Interim Maintenance Amount · Costs Order
Outcome: Appeal allowed in part; interim maintenance reduced from HK$18,000 to HK$13,000 per month