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WOZ v WOY [2024] SGHCF 11
Relationship building requires time, effort, and patience from both/all parties. Above all, it is unique in each relationship. It is not amenable to judicial commands, and the courts must leave it to the parents to develop their own bond with their children, each in his or her own way.
Date of Decision: 06 Feb 2024
WOS v WOT [2024] SGHC(A) 11
While separation will not by itself warrant a departure from the IJ date as the operative date for identification of matrimonial assets, the circumstances of separation are relevant to determining the parties’ respective contributions to the marriage, and ultimately to determining the proportions of division.
Date of Decision: 19 Apr 2024
WSY v WSX and another appeal [2024] SGHCF 21
While a broad-brush approach towards the quantification of maintenance is appropriate and desirable, the court should strive to state its findings on the reasonable financial needs of the party seeking maintenance.
Date of Decision: 15 May 2024
WNW v WNX [2013] SGHCF 54
While an agreement can feature significantly in the court’s assessment of the proper division of matrimonial assets, this is only where such an agreement amounts to a comprehensive financial arrangement.
Date of Decision: 27 Dec 2023
WQG v WQF [2024] SGHCF 13
Personal liabilities incurred by the parties during the marriage ought to be included in the pool of matrimonial assets, regardless of whether they were incurred for the benefit of the family, the child, or for themselves.
Date of Decision: 14 Feb 2024
WPK v WPJ [2024] SGHCF 8
Children’s expenses, including those of tertiary education, must be reasonable.
Date of Decision: 02 May 2024
WUA v WUB [2024] SGHCF 10
To resolve the difficulties in valuation and division of unvested stock options, a division in kind on an “if as and when” basis can be granted on such assets.
Date of Decision: 06 Feb 2024
WQT v WQU [2024] SGHCF 3
Supervised access is a necessity and not an order to be made as a precaution when there are no indications that it is needed.
Date of Decision: 24 Jan 2024
WKM v WKN [2024] SGCA 1
A judicial interview is but one of a number of options in the family justice system which the court may employ to ascertain a child’s views. The contents of a judicial interview should be assessed together with all other relevant information available to the judge.
Date of Decision: 07 Feb 2024
WJZ v WJY [2024] SGHCF 2
If a party wishes to advocate a departure from the default position for the operative date to ascertain the pool of matrimonial assets, that party must at least be able to prove that both parties have mutually manifested a clear intention to have a clean break both financially and non-financially.
Date of Decision: 17 Jan 2024
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