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Amendment No. 2 of 2025 (Practice Directions 2024)

1.      It is notified for general information that amendments have been made to Parts 2, 13, 16, 17, 18, 21, 25 and 26 of the Family Justice Courts Practice Directions 2024. The amendments are summarised below:

(a) Amendments to paragraph 18 on Documents for use in trials of contested matrimonial proceedings under Part 10 of the Act;

(b) Amendments to paragraph 20 on Binding summaries;

(c) Amendments to paragraph 105 on Weekend / Public Holiday Duty Registrar and Judge at the Family Courts;

(d) Amendments to paragraph 106 on Duty Registrar and Duty Magistrate

(e) Amendments to paragraph 107 on Request for urgent hearing before Duty Judge;

(f) Amendments to paragraph 124 on Filing of documents and authorities for use in Court generally;

(g) Amendments to paragraph 126 on Formatting requirements and page limits for written submissions;

(h) Amendments to paragraph 127 on Written submissions and bundles of authorities for special date hearings in the Family Division;

(i) Amendments to paragraph 133 on Form of affidavits;

(j) Amendments to paragraph 136 on Documentary exhibits to affidavits;

(k) Amendments to paragraph 146 on Appeals under Part 19 of the Family Justice (General) Rules 2024;

(l) Amendments to paragraph 149 on Appeals from tribunals and applications for a case to be stated or by way of case stated to the Family Division under Part 20 of the Family Justice (General) Rules 2024;

(m) Amendments to paragraph 152 on Form of bill of costs;

(n) Amendments to paragraph 175 on Form of documents;

(o) Amendments to paragraph 176 on Pagination of documents;

(p) Amendments to paragraph 188 on Documents;

(q) Amendments to paragraph 229 on Appeals; and

(r) Amendments to paragraph 238 on Documents.

2.      The amendments will take effect on 15 September 2025 and will be reflected at https://epd2024-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 2024.

Dated this 28th day of August 2025

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Family Justice Courts Amendment No. 2 Of 2025 (Practice Directions 2024)

2025/08/28

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