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Amendment No. 2 of 2025 (Practice Directions 2015)

1. It is notified for general information that amendments have been made to Parts VI, VIIA, IX, XIII and XIV of the Family Justice Courts Practice Directions 2015. The amendments are summarised below:

(a) Amendments to heading of Part VI on Proceedings for the Dissolution of Marriage under Part 10 of Women’s Charter 1961;

(b) Amendments to paragraph 20 on Documents for use in trials of contested matrimonial proceedings under Part 10 of the Women’s Charter 1961;

c) Amendments to heading of Part VIIA on Electronic Filing Service under Division 68A of Part 18 of the Family Justice Rules 2014;

(d) Amendments to paragraph 26E on Documents;

(e) Amendments to paragraph 26I on Bundle of Authorities;

(f) Amendments to paragraph 31 on Application and Appeals;

(g) Amendments to paragraph 38 on Bundle of Authorities for Youth Courts proceedings;

(h) Amendments to paragraph 39 on Documents;

(i) Amendments to paragraph 88 on Electronic filing of documents and authorities for use in Court generally;

(j) Amendments to paragraph 90 on Documents for use in trials;

(k) Amendments to paragraph 92 on Written Submissions and Bundles of Authorities for Special Date Hearings;

(l) Amendments to paragraph 109 on Form of affidavits;

(m) Amendments to paragraph 110 on Exhibits to affidavits;

(n) Amendments to paragraph 125 on Filing of records of appeal and written cases;

(o) Amendments to paragraph 126 on Appeals before the Family Division of the High Court from tribunal or person under Part 18 Division 55 of the Family Justice Rules 2014;

(p) Amendments to paragraph 131 on Form of bills of costs;

(q) Amendments to paragraph 146 on Pagination of documents;

(r) Amendments to paragraph 158 on Weekend / Public Holiday Duty Registrar and Judge at the Family Courts; and

(s) Amendments to paragraph 159A on Request for urgent hearing before Duty Judge.

2. The amendments will take effect on 15 September 2025 and will be reflected at https://epd2015-familyjusticecourts.judiciary.gov.sg from 15 September 2025.

3. Please find attached a document reflecting the marked-up amendments to the Family Justice Courts Practice Directions 2015.

Dated this 28^th day of August 2025