
Considering Your Divorce In Singapore?
It is often very difficult to give a straightforward answer as to what happens in an international divorce case. Many questions come to mind and
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If you are an expat considering filing for divorce in Singapore – that is, a divorce involving international elements – it is most important to establish that the family court of Singapore is able to deal with your divorce case.
In Singapore, the Family Court has jurisdiction over all marriage-related cases, including expat divorces in Singapore.
The Court’s jurisdiction covers Applications for Divorce, Personal Protection Orders, Property Settlement, Child/Spousal Maintenance, Parenting and Residence Living Arrangements with respect to children.
As long as there is a connection to Singapore, the Family Court is able to exercise its jurisdiction if required to do so.
It is possible to apply for a Divorce in Singapore, even if your spouse is not currently living in Singapore.
You can commence divorce proceedings in Singapore if either you or your spouse:
You and your spouse can consider waiting out the 3 year period and have your ancillary issues on property, maintenance/support, and custody agreed upon or mediated to draw up a Marital Agreement.
Before the 3 year mark, either party may apply for interim orders in relation to maintenance for wife and/or child, and other relevant orders in relation to children’s issues including, custody, care and control and access.
It is often very difficult to give a straightforward answer as to what happens in an international divorce case. Many questions come to mind and
Foreign marriage jurisdiction If you started divorce proceedings in Singapore, and your spouse started proceedings in a different country (or vice versa), the courts must
You can’t unless you can show the intention to be domiciled in Singapore, ie to make Singapore your home and to live here, period. You need to satisfy
The exceptions to this rule are where you are able to show the court that you have suffered exceptional hardship or that there is exceptional depravity on the part