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…
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…
The Court will divide / apportion your matrimonial assets in a fair manner after considering a range of factors. These factors include: Contributions made by you and your spouse towards acquiring, improving or maintaining the matrimonial assets (e.g. income and capital investment). The more contributions to the asset acquisition, the more the Court is likely…
The Court can order the division of any matrimonial asset. The Court will divide your matrimonial assets based according to an apportionment that is just and fair by giving adequate and appropriate weight to you and your spouse’s direct and indirect contribution towards the marriage. Direct contributions include financial contributions made towards the acquisition or…
After your Divorce has been granted, the Court will then determine how to deal with all other key issues resulting from the Divorce (also known as Ancillary Matters) including the division of the matrimonial assets. Matrimonial assets are: Your matrimonial home Property that was acquired during your marriage Property that was acquired before your marriage…