A Court will only grant your application for a Divorce if you can prove that there has been an “irretrievable breakdown” of your marriage. The “irretrievable breakdown” of your marriage can be proven by showing at least one of the following facts: Adultery: Your spouse must have committed adultery and you find it intolerable to…
You may make a written appeal (also known as representations) to the Prosecution (i.e. the Public Prosecutor / Attorney-General’s Chambers or the Police or other enforcement agencies which is prosecuting the charge against you Court) to ask them to take a more lenient course of action against you or to take a less serious view…
You can apply to obtain a Divorce in the Family Justice Courts if you satisfy the following criteria: Your or your spouse must be a Singapore Citizen. Alternatively, you or your spouse have either lived in Singapore for at least 3 years before the Divorce or intend to live in Singapore indefinitely. 3 years must…
If you require more time to prepare your case or if you need to consult a lawyer before you decide on your next course of action, you may request for the Court to adjourn the case to another later date. The Court will consider the reasons for your request for an adjournment and then decide…
Divorce is the process through which a registered marriage is officially terminated. A key significance of this event is that parties to a marriage can only remarry after they have obtained the Final Judgment which is issued by the Court when a Divorce is concluded. A marriage which is ended through a Divorce is different…