At your court mention for maintenance

• If you are the applicant, your application may be struck out.
• If you are the respondent, the judge may issue a warrant of arrest against you.

If there is a valid reason for your absence, the court may choose to adjourn the matter.

You may apply to change the court date through the Integrated Family Management System (iFAMS). You must request at least 5 working days in advance and include supporting documents.

For urgent cases, contact the Family Registry at fjc_maintpos@judiciary.gov.sg or 6435 5471.

If the court grants your request, a new date will be arranged. Otherwise, you are required to attend the court session as scheduled.

Both the applicant and respondent must provide:

• A list of monthly expenses (including expenses for children, if applicable), together with:
  • Documents and receipts to prove the monthly expenses.
• (If applicable) Documents and receipts to prove their debts.
• Payslips for the last 6 months.
• Central Provident Fund (CPF) statements for the last 6 months.
• Evidence of employment.
• Notice of Assessment from the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) for the last 3 years.
• Updated bank passbook or bank statements for the last 6 months (including sole and joint accounts).
• Evidence of payment of maintenance (such as bank deposit slips or transfer receipts).
• Affidavit or Statement of Evidence (according to Paragraph 25(2) of the Family Justice Courts Practice Directions).
  • If you are the applicant, this should explain why your application should be granted.
  • If you are the respondent, this should explain why the application should be dismissed and your alternative proposals on maintenance (if any).
• (If any) Bankruptcy order or any court order relating to bankruptcy.
• For fresh maintenance applications, you may be required to fill up a prescribed form known as a e-Template Statement (ETS) before the trial.

Both the applicant and respondent must provide:

• Affidavit or Statement of Evidence (according to Paragraph 25(2) of the Family Justice Courts Practice Directions).
  • If you are the applicant, this should explain why your application should be granted.
  • If you are the respondent, this should explain whether you agree or dispute the unpaid maintenance (arrears) and your position on how the arrears (if any) is to be repaid.
• (If any) Bankruptcy order or any court order relating to bankruptcy.

The applicant must also provide:

• Computation of the unpaid maintenance (also known as arrears).
  
• The specific maintenance orders that the applicant wishes to enforce.
• (If applicable) Previous maintenance or variation orders.
  
• (If applicable) Previous enforcement of maintenance orders.

The respondent must also provide:

• A list of monthly expenses (including expenses for children, if applicable), together with:
  • Documents and receipts to prove the monthly expenses.
• (If applicable) Documents and receipts to prove their debts.
• Payslips for the last 6 months.
• Central Provident Fund (CPF) statements for the last 6 months.
• Evidence of employment.
• Notice of Assessment from the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) for the last 3 years.
• Updated bank passbook or bank statements for the last 6 months (especially for the period when the maintenance was not paid).
• Evidence of payment of maintenance (such as bank deposit slips or transfer receipts).
• (Only if the respondent disputes the computation by the applicant) Computation of the unpaid maintenance (also known as arrears).
  

Both the applicant and respondent must provide:

• A list of monthly expenses (including expenses for children, if applicable), together with:
  • Documents and receipts to prove the monthly expenses.
• (If applicable) Documents and receipts to prove their debts.
• Payslips for the last 6 months.
• Central Provident Fund (CPF) statements for the last 6 months.
• Evidence of employment.
• Notice of Assessment from the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) for the last 3 years.
• Updated bank passbook or bank statements for the last 6 months (including sole and joint accounts).
• Evidence of payment of maintenance (such as bank deposit slips or transfer receipts).
• Affidavit or Statement of Evidence (according to Paragraph 25(2) of the Family Justice Courts Practice Directions).
  • If you are the applicant, this should explain why your application should be granted.
  • If you are the respondent, this should explain why the application should be dismissed or your alternative proposals on maintenance (if any).
• (If any) Bankruptcy order or any court order relating to bankruptcy.

If applicable, the applicant must also provide the:

• The specific maintenance orders that the applicant wishes to vary.
• (If applicable) Previous variation orders.
• (If applicable) Previous enforcement of maintenance orders.
• For variation/suspension/rescission maintenance applications, you may be required to fill up a prescribed form known as a e-Template Statement (ETS) before the trial.

Refer to the:

• Maintenance brochure:
  • English (PDF, 416 KB).
  • Chinese (PDF, 1162 KB).
  • Malay (PDF, 415 KB).
• iFAMS user guide to file documents for hearings (PDF, 350 KB).

Legislation associated with this topic includes:

• The Women's Charter.
• The Administration of Muslim Law Act.
• The Maintenance of Parents Act.
• The Maintenance Orders (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act.
• The Guardianship of Infants Act.
• The Family Justice Act.
• The Family Justice Rules.
  

Refer to Part VII of the Family Justice Courts Practice Directions.