Family Law Practice

Making the decision to get a divorce is never easy.  It can be a complicated and long-drawn process. Our role, as divorce lawyers, is to provide support grounded in both compassion and practicality.

To be eligible to file for divorce, either you or your spouse must be a Singapore citizen or have resided in Singapore continuously for at least three years prior to filing.  In addition, you must be married for at least 3 years, unless the court grants permission to proceed earlier under extreme hardship and depravity. 

Where there are children under 21, parties are required to attend the Mandatory Co-Parenting Programme (CPP) before filing for divorce. This government programme is designed to help parents understand the impact of divorce on their children, equipping them with the tools to co-parent post-divorce.   

Once eligibility is established, the matter may proceed along either the simplified or normal track, depending on whether the parties can agree on key issues.  These are the grounds of divorce, custody and care & control of the child(ren), division of matrimonial assets, and maintenance for the spouse and children.

More than the above, we recognise that divorce is a negotiation between the emotional and the practical.  We will endeavour to offer a listening ear and be empathetic. 

We encourage our clients to participate in mediation as a route toward resolution. In mediation, the parties take ownership and control the solution and outcome.  This is opposed to a court hearing, where the judge will decide based on the evidence put forth by the parties.  The outcome may not be what the parties want.

Our Mr Liaw Jin Poh is experienced in both technical expertise and emotional acuity in the process of mediation.  

Our areas of practice in family law include:

• Prenuptial and marital agreements;
• Maintenance summonses;
• Family violence matters (e.g. making applications for Personal Protection Order/Domestic Exclusion Order);
• Deed of Separation;
• Divorce (both simplified and contested);
• Determination of third-party interests; and
• Variation of existing divorce court orders (applying for or defending such applications).

Please feel free to contact us via WhatsApp (message only) at 96922522 or email enquiry@tanleeandchoo.com.sg.