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XHG v XHH [2025] SGHCF 13

Family Law — Costs
Four cases a day under new process to help people get maintenance payments owed to them

Four cases a day under new process to help people get maintenance payments owed to them

More cases are expected in the coming weeks with greater public awareness of the new Maintenance Enforcement Process.

Lessons from a couple’s dispute over their 16 properties

Lessons from a couple’s dispute over their 16 properties

Case highlights importance of proper documents and the need for exit strategies.

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Highly paid wife wins larger share of marital assets as judges deem her marriage to be dual-income

Highly paid wife wins larger share of marital assets as judges deem her marriage to be dual-income

Judges deem marriage a dual-income one where man was not primary homemaker.

[SAcLJ]: Valuing connection to the family, but rewarding effort, above all: reviewing the past ten years of matrimonial asset division cases

This article reviews the past ten years of matrimonial asset division cases, examining what comprises a matrimonial asset, and the two main approaches for dividing matrimonial assets in ANJ v ANK [2015] 4 SLR 1043 and TNL v TNK [2017] 1 SLR 609. It discusses the various factors used in these two approaches, eg, marriage length, whether it is single or double-income, and the extent of parties’ contributions.

Breaking the silence on sexual violence: More care and support for victims in S’pore

Breaking the silence on sexual violence: More care and support for victims in S’pore

The National Anti-Violence and Sexual Harassment Helpline received about 11,600 calls in 2023.

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WXW v WXX [2025] SGHC(A) 2

Family law — Matrimonial assets

WYL v WYK [2025] SGHCF 10

Family Law — Matrimonial assets ; Family Law — Custody
Some parents think it costs $2k a month to raise a child

Some parents think it costs $2k a month to raise a child

Overseas education has long been viewed by many parents as a luxury, especially when Singapore’s own universities are already ranked among the world’s best.

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Man who brazenly hid wealth ordered to add $10 million to assets to be split with ex-wife

Man who brazenly hid wealth ordered to add $10 million to assets to be split with ex-wife

A Singapore judge said an Australian man’s actions were one of the most brazen attempts to conceal one’s assets in divorce cases the courts had seen.

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WTU v WTV [2025] SGHCF 8

Family Law — Matrimonial assets
Why the law favours parents who spend more time and effort on kids

Why the law favours parents who spend more time and effort on kids

Spouses are often treated as equal partners, but it does not mean that the law is blind to the fact that some put in more effort than others.

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When self-employed spouses don’t pay for family expenses

When self-employed spouses don’t pay for family expenses

Spouses who don't contribute to family expenses will usually get a lot less in matrimonial assets if their marriages fail.

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XBV v XBU [2025] SGHCF 7

Civil Procedure — Appeals ; Family Law — Custody
Woman loses claim to late husband’s flat; he left her with nothing and called their marriage a sham

Woman loses claim to late husband’s flat; he left her with nothing and called their marriage a sham

Dismissing the woman's appeal, the High Court judge noted that the man had made a number of claims to insist the marriage was a sham.

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WZT v WZU and another matter [2025] SGHCF 6

Family Law — Child ; Family Law — Appeal

XEW v XEV [2025] SGHCF 5

Family Law — Matrimonial proceedings

XAT v XAU and another [2025] SGHCF 4

Succession and Wills — Testamentary capacity

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