Category: Family & Matrimonial

  • What’s in a Name Change?

    What’s in a Name Change?

    About 3 years back, I wrote an article on another blog about picking names for my then-unborn child. While that endeavour was already quite stressful, I realise it does get rather more complicated when you already have a name to begin with and need it changed. If you’re thinking of changing your name, there are…

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  • Alimony and the Attractive Ex-Wife

    Alimony and the Attractive Ex-Wife

    (…) That a divorcee’s beauty should be taken into consideration for her own future prospects of re-settling down with another – and consequently as grounds for deciding how much money she should be getting from her previous partner as a result – is not without merit. The moral implications of such evaluation, however, verily speaks…

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  • MacDivorce-A Quick, Easy, Low-Cost  & Possibly Painless (?) Divorce In Singapore

    MacDivorce-A Quick, Easy, Low-Cost & Possibly Painless (?) Divorce In Singapore

    “MacDivorce” is a term I coined to describe what I regard as the “best” way to divorce (if there is such a thing as a “best” way for such a traumatic and stressful experience). It is the best because as the title suggests, it is fuss free, quick and thus low cost, kind of like…

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  • CPF Act (Amendment) 2007 And Its Impact on Matrimonial Asset

    CPF Act (Amendment) 2007 And Its Impact on Matrimonial Asset

    This article explains the impact of the new amendments in the CPF Act on CPF as matrimonial assets for division upon divorce.

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  • Custody, Care and Control: Splitting the Baby King Solomon’s Way

    Custody, Care and Control: Splitting the Baby King Solomon’s Way

    The experience of a lawyer when dealing with contentious/disputed divorce/family matters, in particular how the Singapore family court decides on child custody matters.

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  • Application For Permanent Residency in Singapore

    Application For Permanent Residency in Singapore

    This article sets out a brief outline of the procedure to apply for permanent residence in Singapore.

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  • The Convention on the Rights of the Child

    The Convention on the Rights of the Child

    An introduction to the most widely ratified human rights treaty in history is the Convention on the Rights of the Child, which was adopted by the United Nations on 20th November 1989.

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  • Adoption: A True Story

    Adoption: A True Story

    The names in this story have been changed to protect the identity of the persons involved. I took on this case as a favour for a friend, a lawyer herself. She had represented this couple, Mr. and Mrs. Ang, in 2 of their previous adoption proceedings. It is a rare case as both the children,…

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  • Citizenship

    Citizenship

    Although a person may fulfil all conditions for citizenship by registration and naturalisation, he/she may not be granted citizenship. The right to grant or refuse citizenship lies with the Government. Indeed, the Government has time and again emphasised that citizenship is a privilege and all applications are considered strictly.

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