Read the full judgment text of FCMC 10999/2017 on BabelCite. This Family Court judgment was delivered on 8 May 2025 before 區域法院暫委法官蘇嘉賢.
Family law – relocation application – change of care and control – best interests of the child paramount – Guardianship of Minors Ordinance (Cap 13) s.3 – Payne v Payne principles – Social Welfare Officer reports – Mother sought to relocate son to USA – Father opposed and sought custody – Son 9 years old – Parents divorced 2018 – Mother remarried – Social Welfare Officer recommended against relocation – Court found relocation plan had uncertainties as family never visited USA – Court found Father prepared to care for son with grandmother and aunt – Child's wishes considered but not decisive – Relocation application dismissed – Change of care and control granted to Father – Mother to hand over son by 1 September 2025 – Access arrangements defined – Supervision order for 18 months – No costs order
Legal issues: 移居申請的真實性與可行性 · 更改照顧及管束權申請 · 兒子的意願
Outcome: 撤銷母親的移居申請；批准父親的更改照顧及管束權申請。
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