WCO v WCP: Division of Matrimonial Assets in Singapore Family Law

In the Family Justice Courts of Singapore, the case of WCO v WCP, heard on 30 June 2022 and decided on 26 July 2022, involved an appeal by the Wife against the District Judge's decision on the division of matrimonial assets and costs. The primary legal issue was the division of the matrimonial property. The High Court allowed the appeal in part, determining that only the matrimonial property should be divided with a ratio of 60:40 in favor of the Wife.

1. Case Overview

1.1 Court

Family Justice Courts of the republic of singapore

1.2 Outcome

Appeal allowed in part.

1.3 Case Type

Family

1.4 Judgment Type

Judgment

1.5 Jurisdiction

Singapore

1.6 Description

Appeal regarding the division of matrimonial assets. The court allowed the appeal in part, focusing on the division of the matrimonial property.

1.7 Decision Date

25 July 2022

2. Parties and Outcomes

Party Name	Role	Type	Outcome	Outcome Type	Counsels
WCO	Appellant	Individual	Appeal allowed in part	Partial	Yap Bock Heng Christopher of Alpha Law LLC Ong Meng Hwa William of Alpha Law LLC
WCP	Respondent	Individual	Appeal partially successful	Partial

3. Judges

Judge Name	Title	Delivered Judgment
Choo Han Teck	Judge of the High Court	Yes

4. Counsels

Counsel Name	Organization
Yap Bock Heng Christopher	Alpha Law LLC
Ong Meng Hwa William	Alpha Law LLC

4. Facts

The parties were married on 6 April 2013.
Interim Judgment was granted on 10 February 2021.
The District Judge found the parties’ financial contributions to the Matrimonial Property was 58.899:41.101 in favor of the Wife.
The Wife appealed against the DJ’s decision on the division of assets and costs.
The parties agreed that only the Matrimonial Property should be divided.
The court rounded the division ratio to 60:40 in favor of the Wife.

5. Formal Citations

WCO v WCP, District Court Appeal No 40 of 2022, [2022] SGHCF 17

6. Timeline

Date	Event
2013-04-06	Parties married
2021-02-10	Interim Judgment granted
2022-06-30	Hearing
2022-07-26	Judgment reserved

7. Legal Issues

Division of Matrimonial Assets
- Outcome: The court determined that only the matrimonial property should be included in the pool for division, with a ratio of 60:40 in favor of the Wife.
- Category: Substantive

8. Remedies Sought

No remedies sought

9. Cause of Actions

No cause of actions

10. Practice Areas

Family Law
Divorce
Asset Division

11. Industries

No industries specified

12. Cited Cases

Case Name	Court	Affirmed	Citation	Jurisdiction	Significance
No cited cases

13. Applicable Rules

Rule Name
No applicable rules

14. Applicable Statutes

Statute Name	Jurisdiction
No applicable statutes

15. Key Terms and Keywords

15.1 Key Terms

Matrimonial Property
Division of Assets
Financial Contributions
Indirect Contributions

15.2 Keywords

family law
matrimonial assets
division of assets
singapore

17. Areas of Law

Area Name	Relevance Score
Family Law	95
Matrimonial Assets	95
Division of Matrimonial Property	90
Costs	30

16. Subjects

Family Law
Divorce
Matrimonial Assets