Kajal Aswani and Kelly Merris have written an in-depth article for Lexis Nexis’ Family Law blog where they explore cross-jurisdictional issues in divorce in Hong Kong and mainland China, including:
- how family lawyers are seeing an increasing number of disputes over jurisdiction in divorce proceedings;
- the nuances and challenges of jurisdictions based on ‘substantial connection’;
- the Court of Appeal decision of JQ v CLH [CACV 350/2021] [2022] 2 HKLRD 632 involvinga Mainland Chinese family;
- how each case is decided on its own unique set of circumstances and a fact-sensitive assessment needs to be undertaken in determining jurisdiction
Read the article here:
Cross-jurisdictional issues in Hong Kong and Mainland China | LexisNexis Blogs
