LN, BY HIS NEXT FRIEND A, LM V. LK, THE EXECUTOR TO THE ESTATE OF LC, DECEASED

[2025] HKFC 117 Family Court 25 July 2025 • FCMP234/2022 • 23 min read
6 cases cited (0 SG, 6 foreign) Cited by 1 case

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Counsel (5)

Summary

LN, a child suing through his mother LM as next friend, applied under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Ordinance (Cap 481) against LK, executor of the estate of LC (deceased) of Hung Shui Kiu, Yuen Long. The court ordered provision from the estate for LN's maintenance including funds for tertiary education, contingent on his continued full-time studies after reaching 18. The interim maintenance order was discharged.

Cases Cited (6)

UK (3)
[1980] 1 Ch 461 [2017] UKSC 17 [2018] AC 545
HK (3)
[2024] HKCFI 2101 [2024] HKFC 105 [2024] HKFC 59

Cited By (1)

Judgment

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