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Hong Kong Leading Case familychildrenguardianship of minors

QMY v GSS

(2017) 20 HKCFAR 303
JurisdictionHong Kong
Year2017
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

Addresses the jurisdiction of the Hong Kong court under the Guardianship of Minors Ordinance (Cap 13) and the forum question in a dispute over maintenance for a child born outside marriage; the Ordinance supplies the jurisdictional foundation for such applications, which is distinct from the matrimonial jurisdiction under Cap 179 and Cap 192.

Area of Law

Family Law — guardianship-of-minors

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