by Michael Titus | Oct 5, 2026 | Articles, Blog, COMMERCIAL LAW, Family Law
In a Hong Kong divorce, a privately held company’s shares and future can become central financial issues. Hong Kong’s courts granted 18,938 divorce decrees in 2024. For spouses who also own or run a company together, divorce raises additional questions. A Hong Kong...
by Michael Titus | Jul 14, 2026 | Family Law
If you and your spouse both accept the marriage is over and you’re broadly able to talk to each other, you don’t need a courtroom battle. An uncontested divorce is the route most amicable couples in Hong Kong take, and it’s faster, cheaper and far...
by Michael Titus | Jul 14, 2026 | Family Law
Here’s the short version: a prenuptial agreement in Hong Kong is not automatically binding, but it’s a long way from worthless. A well-made prenup carries real weight, and in many cases the court will hold the parties to it. A badly made one gets torn up....
by Michael Titus | Jul 14, 2026 | Family Law
There’s no formula. That’s the first thing to understand about spousal maintenance in Hong Kong, and it surprises almost everyone. Unlike child maintenance in some places, there’s no table you plug your income into and read off a number. The court...
by Michael Titus | Jul 14, 2026 | Family Law
Most people picture a divorce as a courtroom showdown. For the majority of Hong Kong divorces, it isn’t. If you and your spouse agree the marriage is over, the process is mostly paperwork, a waiting period, and two court orders that arrive in the post. Knowing...
by Michael Titus | Jul 14, 2026 | Family Law
The honest answer is that a divorce in Hong Kong has an enormous range in potential costs, up to millions of dollars. It depends on one thing above all: whether you and your spouse can agree. That’s the part most people don’t realise when they start...
