Property partition
10 case notes in this category. Outcomes depend on the facts of each matter and do not indicate a repeatable result.
A year of deadlock resolved: converting a property settlement into a support arrangement
A Chinese couple, one holding a US green card and settled in California, had been in dispute for a year over a Beijing property worth roughly RMB 10 m…
Hong Kong resident, Shenzhen property: attestation and remote mediation
A Hong Kong resident was divorcing a Mainland spouse, and a Shenzhen property worth roughly RMB 10 million was in dispute. The parties wanted to resol…
Divorce while living in Tokyo: preservation and value-offset for a domestic property
A Chinese couple divorcing while one party lived in Tokyo held a residential property in China worth roughly RMB 10 million. The overseas party wanted…
Four years separated across Melbourne: remote authorisation and preservation to resolve a domestic property dispute
A Chinese couple had been separated for four years, one living in Melbourne. A residential property in China worth roughly RMB 10 million was the main…
Macao property: the same assumptions do not hold as in Hong Kong
Macao property formed part of the marital estate, and the client assumed the Hong Kong approach would apply, since both are special administrative reg…
New Zealand trust property that was not relationship property
Property in New Zealand was held through a trust, and the client expected it to count as relationship property and be divided.…