Read the full judgment text of FCMC 014309/2005 on BabelCite. This Family Court judgment was delivered on 27 January 2010 before 陳振國法官.
Family law – custody – variation order – child welfare – access – mother's credibility – Social Welfare Department report – application dismissed – access arrangement adjusted – costs no order – FCMC 14309 / 2005 – Father applied to transfer custody from mother to father – Court held child welfare paramount, mother provided adequate care, changing lifestyle not necessarily good for child – Mother's lie about pregnancy wrong but insufficient to change custody – Father full-time work relies on family, mother full-time care – Child good relationship with both – Summons dismissed, new access order and supervision order granted – Costs no order.
Legal issues: Whether to vary custody order · Mother's credibility regarding pregnancy lie · Mother's compliance with access orders
Outcome: Father's summons to vary custody dismissed.