Category: Family & Matrimonial
Third Party’s Interest In Matrimonial Assets: The Case of UDA v UDB
Third Party’s Interest In Matrimonial Assets: The Case of UDA v UDB Can the Family Justice Courts (FJC) divide a property in another’s name as if it is a matrimonial asset in a divorce? On 24 April 2018, 5 of our Apex Court’s judges sat in the case of UDA v UDB and another to make…
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Can I Leave Singapore With Our Child To Move Abroad Without MY Ex’s Consent?
If your relationship has broken down, you may be thinking of moving away from Singapore to another country. There could be a myriad of reasons for your desire to immigrate overseas: perhaps you have better career prospects or family in the other country. It could even be the case that you simply no longer want…
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Sharing an article by AWARE on “Project Relocation” an initiative between OTP Law Corporation and Eden Law Corporation with the support from PracticeForte Pte Ltd.
First published by AWARE on 31 Jul 2017. Beyond the legalities of the Hague Convention: the distress of mothers fleeing Singapore with their children July 31st, 2017 Many parents are not aware that taking their own child to another country without the consent of the other parent could be viewed as “abduction” under the…
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Financial Manipulations In Matrimonial Cases – A Lawyer’s Perspective By Susan Tay
Financial Manipulations In Matrimonial Cases – A Lawyer’s Perspective By Susan Tay This was a presentation made by Ms Susan Tay at the ‘Seminar on Financial Manipulation in Matrimonial Cases” organised jointly by PracticeForte Pte Ltd and The Law Society of Singapore and held on 27 April 2017. Introduction: Thank you Hello everyone, my name…
The Split after the Split – Part II
Explaining Fair and Equitable Division of Matrimonial Assets-Global Assessment Method for Long, Single-Income Marriage Just when we thought the law is fairly settled after ANJ v ANK [2015] SGCA 34, our apex court concludes in a recent case of TNL v TNK [2017] SGCA 15 that the approach in ANJ will not work for a…
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The Split after the Split – Part I
The Split after the Split Part 1 – Explaining Fair and Equitable Division of Matrimonial Assets – Global Assessment Method for Dual Income Family This is the first of 2 articles to help explain how our courts distribute matrimonial assets fairly and equitably after a marriage ends. Part 1 focuses on dual income families where…
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The Voices of Wan and her wife, Elodie
The Voices of Wan and her wife, Elodie Wan Cheng (“Wan”) and Elodie are a bi-national couple who had met through their love of sports. Elodie who’s French, worked in Indonesia for 3 years before a new work assignment brought her back to Paris. Although it was already possible for same-sex couples to be “PAC-sed”…
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Is a Deed of Separation Always Foolproof and Ironclad?
Will a Deed of Separation, usually signed some years ago, be binding when parties finally start their divorce? Those are questions few ask because they just assume the answer to be “Of course!” It is not. Divorces can be messy and the couple in a recent Court of Appeal (“CA”) case of AUA v ATZ…
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Singapore’s Apex Court Gave Husband 85% interest in $20m Bungalow held in Wife’s Name
In a tussle between 2 octogenerian husband and wife, Singapore’s Court of Appeal ruled that the husband is entitled to a 85% interest in their matrimonial home. The house at Chancery Lane is estimated to be worth S$20 million and is registered in the name of the wife. Notwithstanding this, Singapore’s Apex Court ruled that…
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Common Misunderstandings Concerning Divorce (Or The Grounds For divorce):
From my work at legal clinics, I am often asked about the ‘strongest’ ground for a divorce by unhappy wives. When I tell them there is only one ground for a divorce in Singapore, they are surprised. I hope that this article will clear common misunderstandings about divorce laws in Singapore.
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MacDivorce 2011: An Update
I wrote a MacDivorce article in April 2008 where I explained the term as something I coined to describe what I regarded as a fuss-free way to divorce. This article is an updated version as there are new rules put in place to make the process even easier now.
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Divorce Proceedings: CPF and HDB Standard Queries, What Are They?
If you intend to commence divorce proceedings and you have a HDB flat as a matrimonial asset, you are required to send these standard queries to the HDB. The replies to these queries form part of the Proposed/Agreed Matrimonial Property Plan which you will have to file as part of your divorce papers. Without the…
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