Access to Children
Access to Children is a specialized practice area in Singapore's legal system. This area encompasses 108 cases from 2000 to 2025.
Leading Law Firms
Analysis of law firms specializing in Access to Children, ranked by case volume and success rates.
| Law Firm | Cases |
|---|---|
| Harry Elias Partnership LLP10.00% success rate | 10 cases9.3% of area |
| Drew & Napier LLC0.00% success rate | 7 cases6.5% of area |
| T L Yap Law Chambers LLC16.67% success rate | 6 cases5.6% of area |
| Yeo & Associates LLC0.00% success rate | 4 cases3.7% of area |
| Raymond Yeo25.00% success rate | 4 cases3.7% of area |
| Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP0.00% success rate | 4 cases3.7% of area |
| Harry Elias Partnership75.00% success rate | 4 cases3.7% of area |
| I.R.B Law LLP33.33% success rate | 3 cases2.8% of area |
| Independent Practitioner33.33% success rate | 3 cases2.8% of area |
| Tan Rajah & Cheah33.33% success rate | 3 cases2.8% of area |
Notable Lawyers
Leading lawyers practicing in Access to Children, ranked by case volume and success rates.
| Lawyer | Cases |
|---|---|
| Yap Teong Liang22.22% success rate | 9 cases8.3% of area |
| Foo Siew Fong16.67% success rate | 6 cases5.6% of area |
| Khoo Boo Teck Randolph0.00% success rate | 5 cases4.6% of area |
| Yeo Khee Chye Raymond25.00% success rate | 4 cases3.7% of area |
| Lim Poh Choo33.33% success rate | 3 cases2.8% of area |
| Gill Carrie Kaur33.33% success rate | 3 cases2.8% of area |
| Kee Lay Lian0.00% success rate | 3 cases2.8% of area |
| Seenivasan Lalita0.00% success rate | 3 cases2.8% of area |
| Yap Ying Jie Clement0.00% success rate | 2 cases1.9% of area |
| Charis Sim Wei Li0.00% success rate | 2 cases1.9% of area |
Recent Judgments
Displaying 50 most recent judgments out of 108 total cases
| No. | Title | Court | Decision Date | Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WVZ v WVY: Cross Appeals on Custody, Care and Control of Children and Division of Matrimonial Assets | General Division of the High Court (Family Division) | 09 Feb 2025 | Husband's appeal dismissed; Wife's appeal granted. |
| 2 | WYL v WYK: Appeal on Matrimonial Assets, Custody, and Child Maintenance | General Division of the High Court (Family Division) | 03 Feb 2025 | Appeal dismissed in part and allowed in part. |
| 3 | XBV v XBU: Appeal on Child Custody Handover Time - Best Interests of Children | Family Justice Courts of the Republic of Singapore | 21 Jan 2025 | Appeal Dismissed |
| 4 | WWQ v WWR: Appeal on Child Maintenance Variation Under Women's Charter | General Division of the High Court (Family Division) | 20 Jan 2025 | Appeal Allowed |
| 5 | TTZ v TTY: Child Access Dispute & Committal Order Appeal | General Division of the High Court (Family Division) | 28 Nov 2024 | Appeal Dismissed |
| 6 | WQP v WQQ: Division of Matrimonial Assets with Substantial Pre-Marriage Assets & Children's Access Dispute | Appellate Division of the High Court | 17 Nov 2024 | Appeal Allowed in Part |
| 7 | XFF v XFG: Shared Care and Control of Children in Divorce Proceedings | General Division of the High Court (Family Division) | 12 Nov 2024 | Appeal allowed in part. |
| 8 | - | 03 Nov 2024 | Unknown | |
| 9 | Public Prosecutor v JCS: Statutory Rape, Sexual Penetration of a Minor, and Rioting | General Division of the High Court of the Republic of Singapore | 03 Jul 2024 | Appeal Allowed |
| 10 | WRU v WRT: Child Relocation Dispute to the United States | General Division of the High Court (Family Division) | 19 May 2024 | Appeal Allowed |
| 11 | WXA v WXB: Division of Matrimonial Assets, Child Custody, and Maintenance Dispute | General Division of the High Court (Family Division) | 16 May 2024 | Orders made for sole care and control to the Wife, child maintenance, and division of matrimonial assets. |
| 12 | WSY v WSX: Division of Matrimonial Assets and Maintenance After 19-Year Marriage | General Division of the High Court (Family Division) | 14 May 2024 | Appeal allowed in part. |
| 13 | DBA v DBB: Division of Matrimonial Assets in Long Single-Income Marriage | Appellate Division of the High Court of the Republic of Singapore | 25 Apr 2024 | Appeal Allowed in Part |
| 14 | VZJ v VZK: Child Custody, Matrimonial Assets Division, Child Maintenance | High Court of the Republic of Singapore | 07 Mar 2024 | Orders made for joint custody, sole care and control to the Wife, division of matrimonial assets, and child maintenance. |
| 15 | WKM v WKN: Child Custody, Care and Control, and Judicial Interviews in Family Law | Court of Appeal of the Republic of Singapore | 06 Feb 2024 | Appeal Allowed |
| 16 | WOZ v WOY: Appeal on Matrimonial Asset Valuation and Child Access Arrangements | General Division of the High Court (Family Division) | 05 Feb 2024 | Appeal dismissed in part; liberty to apply granted. |
| 17 | VHK v VHL: Disclosure of Bank Statements and IP Address in Child Access Dispute | Family Justice Courts of the republic of singapore | 30 Jan 2024 | Defendant's application for disclosure of bank statements granted; application for disclosure of IP address dismissed. |
| 18 | WQI v WQH: Child Custody and Care & Control Dispute After Divorce | General Division of the High Court (Family Division) | 28 Jan 2024 | Appeal Dismissed |
| 19 | WQT v WQU: Appeal on Access Orders for Child Custody Post-Divorce | General Division of the High Court (Family Division) | 23 Jan 2024 | Appeal allowed in part; access increased to five hours but to remain supervised for 12 months; case remitted to trial judge. |
| 20 | DDN v DDO: Appeal on Access Order Variation Based on Material Change in Circumstances and Therapeutic Justice | Appellate Division of the High Court of the Republic of Singapore | 16 Jan 2024 | Appeal Dismissed |
| 21 | WRX v WRY: Division of Matrimonial Assets and Maintenance Post-Divorce | Family Justice Courts of the Republic of Singapore | 20 Nov 2023 | Orders made for division of matrimonial assets, care and control of children, and maintenance for wife and children. |
| 22 | WQP v WQQ: Division of Matrimonial Assets, Child Custody, and Maintenance Dispute | General Division of the High Court (Family Division) | 09 Nov 2023 | Matrimonial assets divided; wife granted sole care and control of children; husband to pay monthly child maintenance; no spousal maintenance. |
| 23 | VMG v VMH: Father's Access to Child Increased Despite Autism Diagnosis | Family Justice Courts of the Republic of Singapore | 24 Oct 2023 | Appeal Allowed in Part |
| 24 | DDO v DDN: Variation of Access Orders Based on Father's Conduct and Children's Welfare | Family Justice Courts of the Republic of Singapore | 23 Oct 2023 | Access Orders varied; father's overseas and overnight access terminated. |
| 25 | VHK v VHL: Child Custody, Access, and Contempt of Court in Divorce Proceedings | Family Justice Courts of the Republic of Singapore | 24 Jul 2023 | Order granted to the Father for sole custody, care, and control of the Child. |
| 26 | CSW v CSX: Appeal Dismissed in Contempt of Court Case over Child Access | Appellate Division of the High Court | 27 Jun 2023 | Appeal Dismissed |
| 27 | WKN v WKM: Child Custody and Access Dispute Appeal | General Division of the High Court (Family Division) | 14 May 2023 | Appeal Allowed |
| 28 | WIQ v WIP: Appeal on Care and Control and Access Orders for Children After Divorce | General Division of the High Court (Family Division) | 26 Mar 2023 | Appeal dismissed with a variation to the additional access orders. |
| 29 | UBQ v UBR: Child Custody, Care and Control, and Overseas Travel Security | Appellate Division of the High Court of the Republic of Singapore | 22 Mar 2023 | Appeal Dismissed |
| 30 | CXR v CXQ: Division of Matrimonial Assets, Child Custody, Care & Control | General Division of the High Court (Family Division) | 07 Mar 2023 | Orders made for joint custody, shared care and control, division of matrimonial assets, and child maintenance. |
| 31 | VRI v VRH: Appeal Against Contempt Order for Breaching Child Access Order | General Division of the High Court (Family Division) | 28 Feb 2023 | Appeal dismissed except for variation of the suspension of the contempt order. |
| 32 | WBU v WBT: Child Maintenance Dispute After Divorce | Family Justice Courts of the Republic of Singapore | 25 Jan 2023 | Appeal allowed in part. |
| 33 | WDW v WDX: Child Custody, Access, and Maintenance Dispute | Family Justice Courts of the Republic of Singapore | 22 Dec 2022 | Appeal allowed in part and dismissed in part. |
| 34 | WCX v WCW: Appeal on Child Care and Control and Access | General Division of the High Court (Family Division) | 20 Oct 2022 | Appeal allowed in part. |
| 35 | VYQ v VYP: Appeals on Matrimonial Assets, Child Maintenance, and Access | Appellate Division of the High Court of the Republic of Singapore | 22 Aug 2022 | Appeal Allowed in Part |
| 36 | WAA v VZZ: Child Custody and Access Dispute in Divorce Proceedings | Family Justice Courts of the republic of singapore | 28 Jul 2022 | Father's application in SUM 62 allowed in part, SUM 131 and SUM 437 dismissed. |
| 37 | WAA v VZZ: Appeal on Custody, Access, Maintenance, and Division of Jewellery | Family Justice Courts of the republic of singapore | 28 Jul 2022 | Appeal allowed in part. |
| 38 | UBQ v UBR: Child Custody, Care and Control, and Access Dispute after Relocation Attempt | Family Justice Courts of the Republic of Singapore | 30 May 2022 | SUM 326 and SUM 370 were dismissed. |
| 39 | WAH v WAG: Custody and Access Dispute in Divorce Proceedings | General Division of the High Court (Family Division) | 27 Apr 2022 | Both appeals are dismissed with each party paying its own costs. |
| 40 | - | 28 Dec 2021 | Unknown | |
| 41 | VLO v VLP: Child Relocation, Custody, and Access Dispute in Singapore Family Law | General Division of the High Court (Family Division) | 17 Oct 2021 | Both appeals dismissed. |
| 42 | VTU v VTV: Relocation Application, Custody, and Care & Control Dispute | Family Justice Courts of the republic of singapore | 09 Aug 2021 | Wife's relocation application not granted; Husband's application to vary orders not allowed. Wife to pay costs of both applications. |
| 43 | VJM v VJL: Cross Appeals on Child Custody, Shared Care and Control, Relocation, and Maintenance | General Division of the High Court (Family Division) | 22 Jun 2021 | Appeals dismissed with some variations to access orders; all other orders affirmed. |
| 44 | VDX v VDY: Cross-Appeals on Care and Control Order Variation for Child on Chinese New Year's Eve and December Holidays | High Court (Family Division) | 06 Jan 2021 | Appeals dismissed in part and allowed in part. |
| 45 | UNQ v UNR: Appeal Against Personal Protection Order in Family Violence Case | High Court (Family Division) | 23 Nov 2020 | Appeal Allowed |
| 46 | TEN v TEO: Child Custody, Care and Control, Access, and Maintenance Dispute | High Court (Family Division) | 22 Nov 2020 | Appeals dismissed with specific orders made regarding access and maintenance. |
| 47 | TOE v TOF: Division of Matrimonial Assets, Child Custody, and Maintenance Dispute | Family Justice Courts of the republic of singapore | 25 Oct 2020 | Orders made for joint custody, sole care and control to wife, access to husband, maintenance to wife and child, division of matrimonial assets, and return of personal belongings. |
| 48 | VIG v VIH: Division of Matrimonial Assets, Child Custody, and Maintenance Dispute in Divorce | Family Justice Courts of the Republic of Singapore | 12 Oct 2020 | Orders made for division of matrimonial assets, custody, care and control of children, and child maintenance. |
| 49 | VBS v VBR: Appeal on Custody, Access, Matrimonial Assets Division, and Maintenance | High Court (Family Division) | 03 Aug 2020 | Appeal dismissed with a variation to the method of transferring funds from the husband's Central Provident Fund (CPF) accounts to the wife's CPF account. |
| 50 | UUV v UUU: Division of Matrimonial Assets, Child Maintenance, and Spousal Maintenance in Divorce | Family Justice Courts of the Republic of Singapore | 16 Mar 2020 | Appeal allowed in part. |