Read the full judgment text of FCMC 011088/2008 on BabelCite. This Family Court judgment was delivered on 18 November 2008 before Her Honour Judge Sharon D. Melloy.
Matrimonial Causes – Maintenance pending suit – s.3 Matrimonial Proceedings and Property Ordinance Cap. 192 – Quantum – Parties married 2000, four children – Wife living in boarding house, earning HK$9,000 per month – Husband owns car dealership, supporting four children – Court applies broad-brush basis – Wife's expenses deemed high relative to means – Interim order of HK$2,000 per month not altered – No order as to costs due to legal aid and self-representation
Legal issues: Maintenance pending suit amount
Outcome: Interim order of HK$2,000 per month confirmed.