Share this on WhatsAppUnder what circumstances can you file a Writ of Nullity Singapore for an annulment in Singapore? Writ of Nullity Singapore You can file a Writ of Nullity Singapore if your marriage is voidable under the Women’s Charter Singapore. Your marriage is voidable if: Your marriage was not consummated because your spouse refuses to have sex with you after the marriage; Either party is not able to consummate the marriage (because of psychological or physical reasons); There was no valid consent to the marriage; One party had STD and the other party did not know; or The wife
Share this on WhatsAppAs a Singapore divorce lawyer who has handled numerous cross-border divorce cases, clients frequently ask me about The Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. When expat parents divorce in Singapore, the children are sometimes brought out of Singapore without the consent of the other. The government is planning to introduce new laws to stop such child abduction cases in Singapore. Agencies such as the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) will be empowered to stop a parent from leaving Singapore with a child if there is a Court order stopping him/ her from doing
Share this on WhatsAppWhat happens if your spouse brings your child to another country? International child abduction Singapore cases are becoming more common and it is not just foreigners who leave the country with their children. Case study An Australian man is married to a Singaporean wife. The Singaporean wife left with their 2-year-old son to Melbourne and he knew little, apart from the fact that she used to reside in Hougang. This led him to go around Hougang in search of his child for a month. While they had couple fights, he did not know that she intended to
Share this on WhatsApp“What can I get when I sue for adultery Singapore?” I regularly get this question from clients. In a recent article I read, a Moroccan woman was sentenced to jail for allegedly committing adultery. Her husband, Kuwaiti diplomat Sadiq M. Marafi, had sued for adultery. Marafi claimed that one of his children is the result of an affair between Hind El-Achchabi and her lover. El-Achchabi is now in prison in Morocco. In fact, even El-Achchabi’s alleged lover, Mohsin Karim Bennani was handed a 7-month prison term for adultery. Under Moroccan law, adultery can be punished by an
Share this on WhatsAppAre you looking for an annulment lawyer Singapore? Common grounds for annulment in Singapore include: Wilful refusal to consummate the marriage; and Incapacity of one party to consummate the marriage. These grounds for annulment in Singapore constitute the grounds of voidable marriage. These marriages are not void unless you choose to void them. There are certain categories of marriages which are void even if no action is taken. For instance, marriages between people who are too closely related are void. Incestuous case of Monica Mares and Caleb Peterson Mares is the mother of Peterson. They are 37
Share this on WhatsAppSexual abuse of children Singapore In March 2017, a food stall assistant was convicted and sentenced to 23.5 years imprisonment and 24 strokes of the cane for raping his then 11-year-old daughter. The abuse lasted for 2 years! According to numbers given by the Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF), there is an increase in sexual abuse of children Singapore by their family members. The numbers In 2016, the Child Protection Service looked into 107 cases of alleged sexual abuse of children under 16. In contrast, there were 82 such cases in 2015 and 56 cases
Share this on WhatsAppFrom time to time, I have had enquiries from single mothers asking me about help for unwed mothers in Singapore. It is not easy to be single mothers in Singapore, or anywhere in the world. Story of Natalie Davis Ms Natalie Davis’ husband passed away at 45 when she was pregnant with her 2nd child. She has a 5-year-old with her late husband. Unfortunately, Ms Davis’ husband did not have life insurance. After her husband died, Ms Davis relied on her credit cards and incurred lots of debts. She started packing lunch for work, and still does
Share this on WhatsAppCan domestic violence Singapore laws protect you if you are a victim of domestic violence in Singapore? Do not do nothing if you have a violent spouse! In an incident that shook Malaysia, a man gunned down his ex-wife before killing himself in the office of a law firm in Malaysia in broad daylight! The 46-year-old deceased was working in the law firm when her 51-year-old ex-husband showed up, armed with an automatic pistol. He called the woman to the reception area and argued with her loudly. Police believed that the man (known to be “Ramesh”) fired
Share this on WhatsAppIt is difficult enough dealing with a husband/ spouse who is cheating emotionally/ having an adultery. Over the years, I have had some clients who told me that “my husband hit on my friend”! How do you deal with that? Recently, a Singaporean woman discovered her husband’s possession of videos of her friends in bathrooms in his hand phone. She promptly made a police report. As a result, Kevin Chin Thain Min, 35, was arrested. Chin pleaded guilty to 4 charges of insulting modesty, 1 charge of theft and 1 charge of house trespass. Chin had a
Share this on WhatsAppCan an interethnic marriage in Singapore last? Story of Jingyang and Sophia On 25 March 2017, 28-year-old Chinese coal miner Chen Jingyang married his 22-year-old Russian wife Sophia by holding a wedding feats at a hotel in the Heilongjiang province. Sophia arrived in Heihe 5 years ago to study Chinese. At university, she learned to speak Mandarin fluently. After she graduated, Sophia began working at a company in the city. In 2016, she met Chen through a friend. Eventually, Chen plucked up enough courage to ask Sophia for her Wechat contact. He would spend all his free
