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Feb 17

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Date: February 17, 2023
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Pacifica Congress International Family Law Alliance: Gloria James-Civetta & Co. & Sayer Jones

Gloria James-Civetta & Co. is proud to be co-sponsors with Sayer Jones for the Pacifica Congress event on International Family Law Alliance that took place on 9 February 2023. Pacifica Congress is a multidisciplinary organisation of family law professionals dedicated to improving the practice of...

Aug 19

Applying to be a Legal Guardian in Singapore

How do I become a child’s guardian? Parents may not always be best suited to care for their children. This may stem from incarceration, insufficient income to support the child or even instances of domestic violence. In these cases, a relative of the child (i.e. an aunt or grandparent) can app...

Aug 19

SingPass App Approved to Effect Substituted Service of Court Documents for Civil Proceedings

Personal service of court documents is a key step in the civil litigation process and commencement of legal proceedings. In situations where attempts to effect personal service have failed and do not appear viable, one can apply to the Courts to have the documents served via substituted modes of ser...

Mar 25

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By: usersbwd
Date: March 25, 2022
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Legal Implications of Cohabitation / De facto Relationships in Singapore

We look at the definition of Marriage & Cohabitation in Singapore. What are the differences between Marriage & Cohabitation. Is Cohabitation Relevant in Divorce Proceedings?...

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Jan 13

Divorce by Mutual Agreement – A New Starting Point For Therapeutic Justice

In Singapore, divorce is a two-stage process. The 1st stage relates to the reasons for the breakdown of marriage, while the 2nd stage deals with the ancillary matters (i.e. the child(ren) and financial issues). While the 1st stage of divorce generally does not have any impact on the 2nd stage, it is...

Jan 07

How to Prevent my Spouse from Dissipating Assets During a Divorce?

While it would be ideal for there to have been an uncontested divorce, it is common that divorcing parties end up with acrimonious relationships and a lack of trust between them by the time a divorce is sought. As such, there may be cases of spouses seeking to dissipate matrimonial assets, such as b...

Jun 11

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Date: June 11, 2021
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Guide to Divorce Settlements in Singapore

WHY SETTLE? A divorce need not necessarily be the stressful and emotionally draining process it is often depicted as. If both parties are able to come to a consensus about how they want to finalise their divorce (i.e., having an “uncontested divorce”), neither party need ever set foot in a court...

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...

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 [&...

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