Legal Updates

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...

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 [&...

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 after the gran...