Mainland Judgments in Matrimonial and Family Cases (Reciprocal Recognition and Enforcement) Ordinance
Part 2
Registration in Hong Kong of Mainland Judgments Given in Matrimonial or Family Cases
Division 1—Registration Applications
7. Requirements for registration applications
(1) Subject to section 8, a party to a Mainland Judgment given in a matrimonial or family case may apply to the District Court for a registration order to register a specified order, or any one or more of the specified orders, in the Judgment if the Judgment is—
- (a) given on or after the commencement date of this Ordinance; and
- (b) effective in the Mainland.
(2) The registration application must be accompanied by the prescribed fee.
8. Additional requirements for particular registration applications
(1) A party to a Mainland Judgment given in a matrimonial or family case may make a registration application in relation to a care-related order in the Judgment only if—
- (a) there has not been non-compliance with the order as at the date of the registration application (application date); or
- (b) where there has been non-compliance with the order as at the application date—
- (i) the party makes the registration application within 2 years after the date on which noncompliance first occurred; or
