Sherlynn Chan

Partner | Family & Private Wealth

sherlynn.chan@deacons.com

+852 2825 9328

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Sherlynn is a seasoned family lawyer and a leading lawyer in mental capacity law in Hong Kong. She handles complex and sensitive matrimonial cases including divorce, separation, cohabitation, financial claims as well as children matters (access, custody, relocation, and international child abduction) and injunctive relief for preservation of assets.

Her family practice includes trust and probate disputes including dependents’ applications for financial provisions under Cap 481 as well as advisory work in relation to trusts, succession planning and wealth protection.

Sherlynn is also a leading lawyer in acting for vulnerable clients and has been appointed by the High Court on multiple occasions as Committee for a Mentally Incapacitated Person, to manage their property and affairs; advises Committees and represents applicants in contested and non-contested applications under Part II of the Mental Health Ordinance, Cap 136.

Sherlynn’s experience includes:

• Advising on matrimonial matters including financial claims under the Matrimonial Proceedings and Property Ordinance (Cap 192)
• Advising on children matters, including access, custody, relocation and child abduction cases under Hague Convention (Cap 512)
• Advising on claims under the Guardianship of Minors Ordinance (Cap 13)
• Advising on pre-nuptial and post-nuptial agreements
• Resolving complex family, probate and trust disputes
• Advising on financial claims by family members and dependents of deceased estates under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependents) Ordinance (Cap 481)
• Acting for litigants under disability in high value litigation

Highlights

Family Cases

• Acted for a spouse in a high net-worth post nuptial agreement involving assets worth over HK$2 billion including property settlement and setting up of trusts for the children

• Acted for the Hong Kong husband in a cross-border matrimonial financial dispute, where the wife has substantial assets in Mainland China and was allegedly not the beneficial owner of the multi-billion RMB assets which consist of properties and companies

• Acted for a Mainland Chinese mother in a maintenance claim under the Guardianship of Minors Ordinance against a Hong Kong father in respect of a child born out of wedlock in Hong Kong. The case involved challenges to paternity and DNA testing

• Represented the Japanese spouse to a British citizen living in Hong Kong in a highly contentious custody access and relocation application. This case involved assistance from both local and international social investigation officers and liaising with UK and Japanese lawyers

• Acted for a Hong Kong spouse married to a Japanese citizen with one child in the family. Advising the spouse on the safe return of the child to Japan under the Hague Convention which involved liaising with the Central Authority of Hong Kong and the divorce lawyer in Japan in relation to the corresponding divorce proceeding there and securing a mirror order to ensure a smooth transition for the return of the child to Japan under the Hague proceedings

• Acted for a Venezuela and Hong Kong couple in relation to child custody and access applications as well as issues involving jurisdiction and relocation matters

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