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Plea Bargaining In Singapore
Plea bargaining is an informal two-way process between defence counsels and prosecutors...
Capital Offences / Death Penalty in Singapore
What are listed as capital offences? Under the Penal Code, Cap 224, they are namely: Murder Abetting suicide of a person under the age of 18 or an insane person Kidnapping Gang Robbery that resulted in death of person Drug Trafficking Unlawful discharge of firearms What happens? When a person is charged for a capital…...
Custody & Access Evaluation in High Conflict Divorce
In cases where child custody and access issues are heavily contested, the Court may order a Custody & Access Evaluation Report. In this exercise, counsellors carry out a thorough assessment on relevant factors such as; the needs and wishes of the child care arrangements the strengths and weaknesses of each parent the relationship of the…...
Divorce Strategy
The divorce process can be incredibly taxing emotionally, physically and financially, particularly if your matter is being contested. Even when things go to plan, there is still a lot of stress that's associated with the many decisions that you have to make along the way. When a divorce is contested or comes unexpectedly, issues have…...
The Divorce Process – In a Nutshell
In Singapore, Divorce is a 2-stage process, with each stage being contested or uncontested. Before you can start divorce proceedings in Singapore, you have to determine if the Singapore Courts have jurisdiction to hear your matter. First Stage of Proceedings At this stage, the Courts will deal with the termination of the marriage itself. Here,…...
Mandatory Co-Parenting Programme (CPP)
In a continuing effort to support child-centricity in divorce and to remind parties of the importance of co-parenting, the Mandatory Parenting Programme ("MPP"), which is compulsory by s94A of the Women's Charter, has been renamed to Mandatory Co-Parenting Programme ("CPP"). This process will affect couples who cannot agree on the grounds for divorce and child-related…...
Factors Affecting the Division of Assets in a Divorce
In ANJ v ANK 4 SLR 1043 at , the Singapore Court of Appeal highlighted the steps to be taken in exercising its discretion under section 112 of the Women’s Charter to divide matrimonial assets in a divorce in a “just and equitable” manner. First, the court must ascribe a ratio to the spouses’…...
