Read the full judgment text of FCMC 012889/2002 on BabelCite. This Family Court judgment was delivered on 4 January 2005 before Deputy Judge C K Chan.
Matrimonial causes – property transfer – charging order – beneficial interest – joint tenancy – common intention – Matrimonial Proceedings and Property Ordinance s.7 – Wife borrowed money from Intervener using matrimonial home as security and defaulted – Husband claimed sole beneficial interest but court found common intention to give wife beneficial interest upon joint registration – Charging order only affected wife's half share – Transfer of wife's half share to husband ordered subject to charging orders – Costs awarded to Intervener
Legal issues: Extent of Intervener's charging order · Wife's beneficial interest in matrimonial home · Transfer of matrimonial home free from charging orders
Outcome: Wife's half interest in matrimonial home transferred to husband subject to charging orders