Increasingly, the Singapore family court has seen divorce cases where adultery committed by the wife is the ground for divorce. In such cases, it is typically assumed that the cheating spouse will be at a disadvantage. However, that may not always be the case. Custody of Children Although a wife may have committed adultery, the […]

An annulment is a different process from a divorce. An annulment perceives that a marriage had never existed in the first place and is a legal procedure that pronounces that marriage null and void. An annulment can be obtained on the grounds of: One of the parties was already legally married to someone else when […]

In Singapore, couples applying for divorce have to prove that the marriage has broken down irretrievably, and in most cases these would constitute adultery, unreasonable behaviour or desertion. However, if none of the above reasons are applicable reasons for dissolving the marriage, and neither party is responsible for the breakdown of the marriage, then separation […]

When a marriage breaks down, it can be a difficult and trying time for the parties concerned. Then comes the legal part, the divorce proceedings, and that can become contentious as well. The divorce procedure is already a painful process, but what if one of the spouses is not a Singaporean citizen? Would it then […]