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Family law [2025] SGHC(A) 24

XHG v XHH

Appeal in ancillary divorce matters mostly failed. The court upheld child maintenance, asset division, costs, and rent-free occupation findings, but set aside backdated spousal maintenance.

  • Division of matrimonial assets
  • Spousal maintenance (final and interim)
  • Child maintenance
  • Issue estoppel
  • Full and frank disclosure
  • Statutory interpretation of women’s charter ss112,113,127
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Family law [2025] SGHCF 49

XOY v XOZ

The court divided matrimonial assets under the ANJ framework, declined an adverse inference, ordered joint custody with no care-and-control order for C2, and fixed child maintenance.

  • Operative date for matrimonial asset pool
  • Valuation of assets and shares
  • Inclusion/exclusion of assets from matrimonial pool
  • Classification vs global assessment for division
  • Adverse inference for non-disclosure
  • Joint custody vs care and control
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Family law [2025] SGHCF 16

XIK v XIL

The court valued and divided matrimonial assets in an 11-year single-income marriage, made limited clawbacks for dissipation, and ordered child and spousal maintenance.

  • Division of matrimonial assets
  • Alleged dissipation of assets
  • Adverse inference for non-disclosure
  • Valuation of private and listed shares
  • Distribution in kind vs cash
  • Child maintenance apportionment
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Family law [2022] SGHC 223

CSW v CSX

The High Court refused to reduce former-wife maintenance to nil, holding that the wife’s higher income did not amount to a material change of circumstances.

  • Variation of maintenance
  • Maintenance for former wife
  • Accommodation expenses and mortgage
  • Conversion of periodic maintenance to lump sum
  • Material change of circumstances
  • Variation-of-maintenance
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Family law [2020] SGHCF 15

VDT v VDU

The court divided matrimonial assets 48:52 in the Wife’s favour, ordered joint custody, set access terms, and awarded child and lump-sum spousal maintenance.

  • Division of matrimonial assets
  • Valuation and identification dates
  • Dissipation and clawback
  • Pension as matrimonial asset
  • Custody and access orders
  • Spousal maintenance lump sum
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Family law [2020] SGCA 01

BZD v BZE

The Court of Appeal upheld the wife’s monthly personal maintenance but rejected her bid for an increase, finding her relocation claim speculative.

  • Variation of maintenance
  • Material change of circumstances
  • Spousal maintenance
  • Relocation
  • Foreseeability
  • Self‑induced changes
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Family law [2017] SGHCF 23

UFU v UFV

Ancillary-matters decision on asset division and maintenance after a long marriage, addressing disputed UK assets, inter-spousal gifts, and child expense arrangements.

  • Division of matrimonial assets
  • Spousal maintenance
  • Child maintenance
  • Asset tracing and disclosure
  • Inter-spousal gifts
  • Treatment of income from pre-marital assets
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Family law [2017] SGHCF 18

TBZ v TCA

Ancillary divorce matters on asset division and adult-children maintenance. The court ordered an equal division of matrimonial assets and allocated maintenance between the parents.

  • Division of matrimonial assets
  • Valuation date for asset pool
  • Dissipation and adverse inference
  • Direct and indirect contributions
  • Maintenance for adult children
  • Professional licence/enhanced earnings (rejection)
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Family law [2017] SGHCF 14

UBD v UBE

Ancillary divorce judgment dividing matrimonial assets 60:40 in the Husband’s favour, valuing the Husband’s medical practice by income approach, and awarding the Wife S$15,000 maintenance.

  • Division of matrimonial assets
  • Valuation of business goodwill
  • Delineation and valuation dates
  • Anj three-step contribution analysis
  • Cpf implications
  • Sale and transfer of property
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Family law [2017] SGCA 34

TNC v TND

The Court of Appeal revised the valuation date for matrimonial assets to the ancillary matters hearing date, adjusted liabilities, and increased the wife’s net entitlement.

  • Division of matrimonial assets
  • Valuation date of assets
  • Classification of pre-marital property under s 112(10) women’s charter
  • Direct and indirect contributions
  • Inclusion of liabilities and dissipation
  • Admission of fresh evidence on appeal
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