Tan Siew Kim

Tan Siew Kim is a legal practitioner in Singapore. With documented cases from 2001 to 2024. The lawyer has handled 14 cases in Singapore's courts. Associated with 7 law firms. The lawyer demonstrates particular expertise in family law and maintenance. Their track record shows a 43.0% success rate in resolved cases.

Areas of Practice and Expertise

Tan Siew Kim has demonstrated expertise across 34 primary practice areas, with significant experience in family law and maintenance.

Practice Area	Case Volume	Distribution	Expertise Level	Description
Family Law	14 cases	13% of total caseload	Highly Specialized94% relevance score	Tan Siew Kim has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 14 cases which represents 13% of their total caseload.
Maintenance	13 cases	12% of total caseload	Highly Specialized79% relevance score	Tan Siew Kim has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 13 cases which represents 12% of their total caseload.
Matrimonial Assets	12 cases	11% of total caseload	Highly Specialized83% relevance score	Tan Siew Kim has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 12 cases which represents 11% of their total caseload.
Divorce	9 cases	8% of total caseload	Highly Specialized81% relevance score	Tan Siew Kim has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 9 cases which represents 8% of their total caseload.
Child Custody	6 cases	6% of total caseload	Experienced65% relevance score	Tan Siew Kim has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 6 cases which represents 6% of their total caseload.
Division of Assets	5 cases	5% of total caseload	Highly Specialized91% relevance score	Tan Siew Kim has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 5 cases which represents 5% of their total caseload.
Child Support	5 cases	5% of total caseload	Experienced74% relevance score	Tan Siew Kim has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 5 cases which represents 5% of their total caseload.
Children's Welfare	4 cases	4% of total caseload	Highly Specialized76% relevance score	Tan Siew Kim has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 4 cases which represents 4% of their total caseload.
Division of Matrimonial Property	4 cases	4% of total caseload	Highly Specialized80% relevance score	Tan Siew Kim has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 4 cases which represents 4% of their total caseload.
Maintenance (Child)	4 cases	4% of total caseload	Highly Specialized79% relevance score	Tan Siew Kim has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 4 cases which represents 4% of their total caseload.
Matrimonial Assets Division	3 cases	3% of total caseload	Experienced70% relevance score	Tan Siew Kim has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 3 cases which represents 3% of their total caseload.
Maintenance (Wife)	3 cases	3% of total caseload	Experienced72% relevance score	Tan Siew Kim has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 3 cases which represents 3% of their total caseload.
Contract Law	2 cases	2% of total caseload	General Practice30% relevance score	Tan Siew Kim has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 2 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Property Law	2 cases	2% of total caseload	General Practice45% relevance score	Tan Siew Kim has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 2 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Domicile	2 cases	2% of total caseload	Experienced50% relevance score	Tan Siew Kim has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 2 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Constitutional Law	2 cases	2% of total caseload	General Practice10% relevance score	Tan Siew Kim has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 2 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Prenuptial Agreement	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Highly Specialized75% relevance score	Tan Siew Kim has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Breach of Contract	1 cases	1% of total caseload	General Practice30% relevance score	Tan Siew Kim has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Prenuptial Agreements	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Highly Specialized95% relevance score	Tan Siew Kim has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Computers and Software	1 cases	1% of total caseload	General Practice5% relevance score	Tan Siew Kim has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Litigation	1 cases	1% of total caseload	General Practice20% relevance score	Tan Siew Kim has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Private International Law	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Highly Specialized80% relevance score	Tan Siew Kim has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Trusts and Estates	1 cases	1% of total caseload	General Practice30% relevance score	Tan Siew Kim has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Access to Children	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Highly Specialized92% relevance score	Tan Siew Kim has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Evidence Law	1 cases	1% of total caseload	General Practice30% relevance score	Tan Siew Kim has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Custody of Children	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Experienced70% relevance score	Tan Siew Kim has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Parenting	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Experienced65% relevance score	Tan Siew Kim has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Trust Law	1 cases	1% of total caseload	General Practice30% relevance score	Tan Siew Kim has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Civil Procedure	1 cases	1% of total caseload	General Practice20% relevance score	Tan Siew Kim has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Evidence	1 cases	1% of total caseload	General Practice20% relevance score	Tan Siew Kim has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Succession Law	1 cases	1% of total caseload	General Practice30% relevance score	Tan Siew Kim has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Children's Maintenance	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Highly Specialized75% relevance score	Tan Siew Kim has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Conflict of Laws	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Experienced60% relevance score	Tan Siew Kim has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Division of Family Assets	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Experienced70% relevance score	Tan Siew Kim has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.

Law Firm Affiliations

Tan Siew Kim has been affiliated with 7 law firms. The most active affiliation involves 5 cases.

Law Firm	Cases Handled	Workload Share	Recent Cases
Sterling Law Corporation	5 cases	36% of cases	WYH v WYG: Child Maintenance Variation Appeal Dismissed(Oct 2024) DDO v DDN: Variation of Access Orders Based on Father's Conduct and Children's Welfare(Oct 2023) WGJ v WGI: Appeal on Matrimonial Asset Division and Child Maintenance(Mar 2023)
Lee & Lee	3 cases	21% of cases	TQ v TR: Prenuptial Agreement Validity & Division of Matrimonial Assets(Feb 2009) TQ v TR: Division of Matrimonial Assets, Child Custody, and Domicile Dispute(Jul 2007) Lee Kok Yong v Lee Guek Hua: Appeal Against Division of Matrimonial Assets and Lump Sum Maintenance(Feb 2007)
RHTLaw Taylor Wessing LLP	2 cases	14% of cases	Sim Kim Heng Andrew v Wee Siew Gee: Division of Matrimonial Assets in Long-Term Separation(Dec 2013) BHN v BHO: Division of Matrimonial Assets After Divorce(Apr 2013)
Lee and Lee	1 cases	7% of cases	Lim Kok Sian Brandon v Ong Ai Geok: Appeal on Quantum of Wife Maintenance under Women's Charter(Mar 2005)
Harry Elias Partnership	1 cases	7% of cases	Goh Ah Teck v Yeo Bee Luan: Appeal Against Maintenance Award for Wife and Children(May 2001)
Wong Tan & Molly Lim LLC	1 cases	7% of cases	Smith Brian Walker v Foo Moo Chye Julie: Division of Matrimonial Assets and Maintenance in Divorce(Oct 2009)
Kalco Law LLC	1 cases	7% of cases	TQH v TQI: Division of Matrimonial Assets and Wife's Maintenance Claim Post-Divorce(Jul 2016)

Case Complexity Analysis

Analysis of Tan Siew Kim's case complexity based on the number of parties involved and case characteristics.

Complexity Overview

Average Parties per Case: 2.0
Complex Cases: 0 (0%); Cases with more than 3 parties

Complexity by Case Type

Type	Cases	Avg Parties	Distribution
Lost	22.0 parties avg	2.0	14%
Neutral	12.0 parties avg	2.0	7%
Partial	52.0 parties avg	2.0	36%
Won	62.0 parties avg	2.0	43%

Complexity Trends Over Time

Year	Cases	Average Parties
2001	12.0 parties avg	2.0
2005	12.0 parties avg	2.0
2007	22.0 parties avg	2.0
2009	22.0 parties avg	2.0
2013	22.0 parties avg	2.0
2016	12.0 parties avg	2.0
2021	12.0 parties avg	2.0
2022	12.0 parties avg	2.0
2023	22.0 parties avg	2.0
2024	12.0 parties avg	2.0

Case Outcome Analytics

Analysis of Tan Siew Kim's case outcomes, including distribution by type, yearly trends, and monetary outcomes where applicable.

Outcome Distribution

Outcome Type	Cases	Percentage
Lost	2(14%)	14%
Neutral	1(7%)	7%
Partial	5(36%)	36%
Won	6(43%)	43%

Monetary Outcomes

Currency	Total Amount	Average	Cases
SGD	2,888,364.49	320,929.399 cases	9

Yearly Outcome Trends

Year	Total Cases	Outcome Distribution
2001	1 1	Won: 1 cases (100.0%)
2005	1 1	Lost: 1 cases (100.0%)
2007	2 11	Partial: 1 cases (50.0%) Won: 1 cases (50.0%)
2009	2 2	Partial: 2 cases (100.0%)
2013	2 11	Lost: 1 cases (50.0%) Won: 1 cases (50.0%)
2016	1 1	Partial: 1 cases (100.0%)
2021	1 1	Won: 1 cases (100.0%)
2022	1 1	Neutral: 1 cases (100.0%)
2023	2 11	Partial: 1 cases (50.0%) Won: 1 cases (50.0%)
2024	1 1	Won: 1 cases (100.0%)

Case History

Displaying all 14 cases

No.	Case	Decision Date	Party & Outcome
1	WYH v WYG: Child Maintenance Variation Appeal Dismissed 01 Oct 2024 WYG (Respondent)Won	01 Oct 2024	WYG (Respondent): Appeal DismissedThe appeal against the dismissal of the application to vary the 2022 orders was dismissed.
2	DDO v DDN: Variation of Access Orders Based on Father's Conduct and Children's Welfare 23 Oct 2023 DDO (Applicant)Won	23 Oct 2023	DDO (Applicant): Access Orders VariedThe court agreed with the mother that the father’s access ought to be reduced by removing principally his overseas and overnight access to the children.
3	WGJ v WGI: Appeal on Matrimonial Asset Division and Child Maintenance 06 Mar 2023 WGI (Respondent)Partial	06 Mar 2023	WGI (Respondent): Appeal dismissed in partMajority of the appeal is dismissed.
4	WJG v WJH: Division of Matrimonial Assets and Child Maintenance Dispute in Divorce 15 Dec 2022 WJH (Defendant)Neutral	15 Dec 2022	WJH (Defendant): Required to buy over wife's share of matrimonial homeThe husband was ordered to buy over the wife's share of the matrimonial home and to bear the costs of the transfer.
5	VQB v VQC: Divorce Based on Separation, Setting Aside Judgments 15 Mar 2021 VQC (Respondent)Won	15 Mar 2021	VQC (Respondent): Appeal dismissedAppeal dismissed. The judgment does not specify a currency, so the currency of the jurisdiction (Singapore) is assumed.
6	TQH v TQI: Division of Matrimonial Assets and Wife's Maintenance Claim Post-Divorce 24 Jul 2016 TQI (Defendant)Partial	24 Jul 2016	TQI (Defendant): Division of Matrimonial AssetsThe Husband is to transfer his rights, title and interest in Fernwood Property to the Wife and pay the Wife a further amount of $1,152,364 (to the nearest dollar) within four months from the date of this judgment. Assumed SGD, as the judgment originates from Singapore.
7	Sim Kim Heng Andrew v Wee Siew Gee: Division of Matrimonial Assets in Long-Term Separation 17 Dec 2013 Sim Kim Heng Andrew (Appellant, Plaintiff)Lost	17 Dec 2013	Sim Kim Heng Andrew (Appellant, Plaintiff): Appeal DismissedThe husband's appeal was dismissed, and he was ordered to pay costs to the respondent. The court upheld the decision to transfer the HDB flat to the wife without any cash consideration or refund of the husband’s CPF monies used (assumed SGD, as the judgment originates from Singapore).
8	BHN v BHO: Division of Matrimonial Assets After Divorce 28 Apr 2013 BHO (Defendant)Won	28 Apr 2013	BHO (Defendant): Retained larger share of matrimonial propertyDefendant was awarded 60% share of the matrimonial property, which was upheld on appeal.
9	Smith Brian Walker v Foo Moo Chye Julie: Division of Matrimonial Assets and Maintenance in Divorce 28 Oct 2009 Smith Brian Walker (Appellant)Partial	28 Oct 2009	Smith Brian Walker (Appellant): Appeal allowed in partAppeal allowed in part; division of matrimonial assets and maintenance orders varied in favor of the respondent.
10	TQ v TR: Prenuptial Agreement Validity & Division of Matrimonial Assets 02 Feb 2009 TQ (Respondent)Partial	02 Feb 2009	TQ (Respondent): Appeal allowed in partThe court varied the orders below regarding spousal maintenance and care and control of the children, but made no order as to the division of assets, giving significant weight to the prenuptial agreement.
11	TQ v TR: Division of Matrimonial Assets, Child Custody, and Domicile Dispute 10 Jul 2007 TR (Respondent)Partial	10 Jul 2007	TR (Respondent): Joint legal custody grantedJoint legal custody of the children was granted to the respondent.
12	Lee Kok Yong v Lee Guek Hua: Appeal Against Division of Matrimonial Assets and Lump Sum Maintenance 26 Feb 2007 Lee Guek Hua (alias Li Yuehua) (Respondent)Won	26 Feb 2007	Lee Guek Hua (alias Li Yuehua) (Respondent): Original Order UpheldThe original order of court regarding the division of matrimonial assets and lump sum maintenance was upheld. The court assumed the currency is SGD, as the judgment originates from Singapore.
13	Lim Kok Sian Brandon v Ong Ai Geok: Appeal on Quantum of Wife Maintenance under Women's Charter 10 Mar 2005 Lim Kok Sian Brandon (Respondent)Lost	10 Mar 2005	Lim Kok Sian Brandon (Respondent): Appeal AllowedAppeal allowed, husband ordered to pay maintenance at $3,500 per month for three years and thereafter at $2,500 per month, with the option to elect to pay a lump sum maintenance of $216,000 (assumed SGD, as the judgment originates from Singapore).
14	Goh Ah Teck v Yeo Bee Luan: Appeal Against Maintenance Award for Wife and Children 10 May 2001 Yeo Bee Luan (Respondent)Won	10 May 2001	Yeo Bee Luan (Respondent): Maintenance Award UpheldMaintenance award of $300 for herself and $1,000 for each of the two children upheld. The currency is assumed to be SGD, as the judgment originates from Singapore.