Share this on WhatsApp A Singaporean woman who underwent divorce proceedings made an application to remove a district judge from the Family Justice Courts from deciding her custody case with her ex-husband. She failed to do so. Background The woman had married her ex-husband sometime in 2001 and split after the ex-husband filed for divorce in 2013. They have 3 children. In 2014, the ex-husband filed a personal protection order (PPO) application on behalf of the parties’ eldest daughter and the personal protection order (PPO) was granted by the district judge after a trial. In the woman’s present application to
Share this on WhatsApp The financial issues of Johnny Depp’s divorce against Amber Heard will not be finalized before Christmas. According to reports, Depp’s lawyers have demanded that Heard pay him $100,000 in fees and costs. According to Court papers filed by Depp’s lawyers, Heard “continues to needlessly litigate a case which has been settled, all while parading in front of the media in a desperate attempt to extend her 15 minutes of fame.” Heard’s lawyer, Mr. Pierce O’Donnell, called the request “laughable”. O’Donnell said: “We look forward to prevailing in Court- and to getting sick children and women in
Share this on WhatsApp Is there a perfect age for marriage? Malaysia has proposed that the minimum age for marriage for Muslim girls to be raised to 18 in order to (1) improve “social protection” for minors and (2) reduce teen pregnancy. The announcement came after various stakeholders (including religious affairs authorities) were engaged by the Malaysian Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development on the proposed amendment to the “Law Reform (Marriage and Divorce) Act. Currently, Muslim girls in Malaysia who are younger than 16 have to seek and obtain the permission of Islamic Courts in the country before
Share this on WhatsApp What sort of partners do women want? Female Reddit users were asked to name the “hard to find” quality which attract them and many of them indicated that they would want a man who displays a feminine side. One user indicated that she wanted a straight man who is not scared to be “a little flamboyant”. Another user wants a man who “isn’t afraid to be a little effeminate.” Others look out for men who are quietly confident and intelligent. Many are also keen on a man who is “willing to wait before having sex for
Share this on WhatsApp Faryal Makhdoom Khan, the 25-year-old model wife of British boxer Amir Khan, recently claimed to have been bullied by her in-laws “physically and mentally” for the last 3 years. Just how bad can problems with in-laws get? According to Faryal, she was Hit by her husband’s eldest sister Tabinda, who also allegedly threw a TV remote at her; Cropped out of family photographs; Deemed to be a “bad Muslim” if she bared any skin; Told she was “too modern” by her in-laws; and Abused while pregnant with the couple’s 2-year-old daughter. “Miserable” and “depressed”, Faryal decided
Share this on WhatsApp From my experience as a divorce lawyer in Singapore, adultery often spells the end of a marriage. Even the most gracious spouse finds it hard to deal with the betrayal. When my female clients come to me saying “my husband cheated on me”, I know the possibility of saving the marriage is slim. However, a group of sugar daddies claimed that being a “sugar daddy” with “sugar babies” they met on controversial website “Seeking Arrangement” actually helped saved their relationships! According to some of the sugar daddies, being intimate with a sugar baby (i.e. having an
Share this on WhatsApp Australian Tamara Louise Thompson, 38, starved her three-month-old daughter, Destiny, to death before leaving the body in a shed. According to reports, the child’s body was “wrapped in muslin cloth inside a cooler bag that had been placing in a cardboard archiving box”. The mother has since pleaded guilty to manslaughter. Why would a mother commit such a crime against her own daughter? The mother did not want her baby daughter as she was a result of an unplanned pregnancy and reminded her of the father of the child. The Court heard that the father did
Share this on WhatsApp One Reddit user discovered a horrible truth a few weeks before marrying her fiancé. She discovered that her fiancé is her half-brother! The lady met her fiancé through a tabletop roleplay group and developed an instant connection with her fiancé. Both of them were “nerdy, shy and fairly inexperienced in long-term relationships”. After dating for a year, they got engaged. They started cohabiting last month and their wedding is scheduled to be in 6 weeks’ time. The user described her relationship with her fiancé as being “perfect” and that she “don’t know what [she]’d do without
Share this on WhatsApp Does having a child make one happier? A research paper titled “The Origin of Happiness” was recently published. Professor Andrew Clark and Professor Richard Layard compared data from the UK, US, Germany and Australia. They found that the “positive glow of parenthood” only lasted for around 12 months, after which there was no improvement in the “subjective well-being” of the parents. The researchers compared people’s happiness before and after childbirth. Life satisfaction was raised by 2.5% after child birth. Within 2 years, the joy was reduced to 0. The professors concluded that “having young children brings
Share this on WhatsApp A divorce based on unreasonable behaviour Singapore? What are some of the unreasonable behaviour divorce examples? What are most people’s “relationship deal breakers”? People were asked about their relationship deal breakers on Reddit recently. To some men, a “boring sex life” is a relationship deal breaker. One woman stated “bad hygiene” to be her “deal breaker”. Apparently, her ex-partner did not brush his teeth and “use deodorant” regularly. Many Reddit users agreed with her. “Bad breath” seems to be a relationship deal breaker for many as well. One user said: “I just left a guy who
