Read the full judgment text of FCMC 005603/2003 on BabelCite. This Family Court judgment was delivered on 19 March 2005 before Deputy Judge C. K. Chan.
Matrimonial Causes – Ancillary Relief – Lump Sum – Conduct – Duration of Marriage – Personal Items – Clean Break – Matrimonial Proceedings and Property Ordinance (Cap. 192) s.7 – Wife's spending and alleged affair not 'obvious and gross' – Pre-marital cohabitation counted towards duration – Lump sum of HK$474,138 awarded for 18 months' support – Wife ordered to return husband's personal items – No order as to costs
Legal issues: Conduct of parties · Duration of marriage · Lump sum payment · Return of personal items
Outcome: Lump sum of HK$474,138 awarded to wife; return of husband's personal items ordered; no order as to costs.