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Feb 25

What is a Consent Order?

A consent order is an order of court entered into by the agreement of parties, which is legally binding. There are two types of consent orders under a divorce case. The first is a “Simplified Consent Order“, which is produced under uncontested and simplified divorce cases. The second typ...

Feb 02

Cohabitation and its Impact on Parties’ Length of Marriage and Division of Matrimonial Assets

USB v USA and another appeal [2020] SGCA 57 Decision Date: 12 June 2020 Judge: Sundaresh Menon CJ; Judith Prakash JA; Debbie Ong J Family Law – Matrimonial assets – Division Appeal from USA v USB [2019] SGHCF 5 Background [2] – [3] Married 23 February 2011 and IJ granted 16 August 2016 (Approx...

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Feb 02

Court of Appeal Affirms Observations of Structured Approach in the Division of Matrimonial Assets

UYQ v UYP [2020] SGCA 3 Decision Date: 29 January 2020 Judge: Andrew Phang Boon Leong JA; Judith Prakash JA; Steven Chong JA Family Law – Matrimonial assets – Division 1. Appeal against decision of HC Judge in UYP v UYQ [2019] SGHCF 16. In short: it was a case concerning a 35 year marriage, [&he...

Jan 11

Unbundled Family Law Services in Singapore

GJC Law offers a range of unbundled family law services to ensure each client going through a divorce gets the best legal expertise at a highly affordable cost. First – Divorce coaching: not only does the firm have a strong team of legal professionals who can help facilitate the legal dissolut...

Dec 09

Court draws Adverse Inferences against husband for not disclosing assets

Recent High Court decision of TOE v TOF [2020] SGHCF 18 by the Honourable Justice Choo Han Teck. The matter concerned a marriage of 19 years. The Husband and Wife are 54 and 53 years old respectively and have a 10 year old son. The issues are as follows:- Care and control; Access; Maintenance for [&...

Nov 25

The Parenting Coordination Scheme in Singapore

Introduction It is trite law that both parents have the duty to co-parent with each other to care and provide for the children and act in the children’s best interests. Yet, it is not uncommon for one parent to continue to harbour feelings of revenge and unhappiness to the other parent, even a...

Oct 30

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Coping with Narcissistic Parental Alienation

Narcissistic Parental Alienation syndrome refers to the process of psychological manipulation of a child by a parent to show fear, disrespect, or hostility towards the other parent. Very often, the child can’t provide logical reasoning for the difference in their behaviour towards both parents. Pa...

Oct 30

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Divorce: A Child’s Perspective

Going through a divorce is not an easy thing for adults. For children, it is even more difficult. They experience a lot of emotional conflicts, confusion, and even anxiety during this period. Hence, it is crucial that divorcing parents make an earnest effort to understand the child’s state of mind...

Oct 08

5 Things you Should Know about the Finances of Joint Custody Arrangements in Singapore

Parenting is a lifetime responsibility, and it does not end with the parents getting divorced. Child custody, more often than not, is the biggest area of contention in a divorce proceeding. Parents may agree to joint custody of the child or sole custody to one parent, depending on the situation. Whe...

Sep 01

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What is the Criteria for an Expat to File for Divorce in Singapore?

Divorce, in itself, is a difficult issue. It can be even more tricky if you are seeking foreigner divorce in Singapore. If you are a Singapore citizen looking to divorce a foreign spouse or vice-versa, there may be consequences beyond a divorce that you may need to consider. First and foremost, you ...

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