Read the full judgment text of FCMC 19025/2012 on BabelCite. This Family Court judgment was delivered on 11 February 2014 before HH Judge Bruno Chan.
Ancillary relief – beneficial ownership – non-disclosure – HMC business – taxi – child maintenance – District Court – Petitioner Wife granted former matrimonial home – Husband ordered to pay maintenance – Costs adjourned – Matrimonial Proceedings and Property Ordinance (Cap 192) s.7(1) – LKW v DD [2010] 13 HKCFAR 537 – Husband found to have beneficial ownership in HMC and taxi – Adverse inferences drawn for non-disclosure – Wife's proposal for home transfer accepted – Child maintenance set at HK$40,000 per month – Costs basis to be determined at hearing – Conduct of Husband in concealing assets considered – Clean break achieved through home transfer – Husband to discharge mortgage before transfer – Wife's needs and standard of living considered – Pre-marital cohabitation taken into account – Full and frank disclosure duty breached – Indemnity costs potentially applicable – Section 18 declaration made
Legal issues: Beneficial ownership of HMC · Profitability of HMC · Beneficial ownership of Taxi · Conduct and non-disclosure · Child maintenance · Costs
Outcome: Wife granted former matrimonial home; Husband ordered to pay child maintenance; Costs adjourned.
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