Children's Welfare
Children's Welfare is a specialized practice area in Singapore's legal system. This area encompasses 184 cases from 2000 to 2024.
Leading Law Firms
Analysis of law firms specializing in Children's Welfare, ranked by case volume and success rates.
| Law Firm | Cases |
|---|---|
| Attorney-General’s Chambers57.69% success rate | 26 cases14.1% of area |
| Harry Elias Partnership LLP11.11% success rate | 18 cases9.8% of area |
| Drew & Napier LLC10.00% success rate | 10 cases5.4% of area |
| Harry Elias Partnership14.29% success rate | 7 cases3.8% of area |
| T L Yap Law Chambers LLC42.86% success rate | 7 cases3.8% of area |
| Independent Practitioner60.00% success rate | 6 cases3.3% of area |
| Engelin Teh Practice LLC16.67% success rate | 6 cases3.3% of area |
| Allen & Gledhill LLP16.67% success rate | 6 cases3.3% of area |
| Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP20.00% success rate | 5 cases2.7% of area |
| Eversheds Harry Elias LLP40.00% success rate | 5 cases2.7% of area |
Notable Lawyers
Leading lawyers practicing in Children's Welfare, ranked by case volume and success rates.
| Lawyer | Cases |
|---|---|
| Foo Siew Fong8.33% success rate | 12 cases6.5% of area |
| Yap Teong Liang58.33% success rate | 12 cases6.5% of area |
| Koh Tien Hua20.00% success rate | 10 cases5.4% of area |
| Linda Joelle Ong20.00% success rate | 5 cases2.7% of area |
| Tan Hui Qing60.00% success rate | 5 cases2.7% of area |
| Khoo Boo Teck Randolph0.00% success rate | 4 cases2.2% of area |
| Tan Siew Kim25.00% success rate | 4 cases2.2% of area |
| Carrie Gill0.00% success rate | 4 cases2.2% of area |
| Kee Lay Lian50.00% success rate | 4 cases2.2% of area |
| Loh Wai Mooi50.00% success rate | 4 cases2.2% of area |
Recent Judgments
Displaying 50 most recent judgments out of 184 total cases
| No. | Title | Court | Decision Date | Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WVS v WVT: Division of Matrimonial Assets, Child Custody, and Maintenance | Family Justice Courts of the republic of singapore | 18 Mar 2024 | Care and control of the children shall remain with the Husband, with access granted to the Wife. The Wife is to pay a lump sum of $100,000 for arrears of the children’s maintenance. |
| 2 | 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. |
| 3 | Public Prosecutor v CPS: Sentencing of Young Offender for Rape | General Division of the High Court | 07 Mar 2024 | Accused sentenced to reformative training with a minimum detention period of 12 months. |
| 4 | VEG v VEF: Appeal on Child Maintenance Variation - Full Disclosure and Material Change in Circumstances | General Division of the High Court (Family Division) | 21 Feb 2024 | Appeal Allowed in Part |
| 5 | WQG v WQF: Division of Matrimonial Assets and Child Maintenance Dispute | General Division of the High Court (Family Division) | 13 Feb 2024 | Order varied accordingly. |
| 6 | 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 |
| 7 | WQI v WQH: Child Custody and Care & Control Dispute After Divorce | General Division of the High Court (Family Division) | 28 Jan 2024 | Appeal Dismissed |
| 8 | 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 |
| 9 | WTB v WTC: Application for Second Extension of Time to File Notice of Appeal | General Division of the High Court (Family Division) | 15 Jan 2024 | Application dismissed. |
| 10 | WRZ v WSA: Division of Matrimonial Assets and Child Maintenance Dispute | Family Justice Courts of the Republic of Singapore | 23 Nov 2023 | Judgment for Wife with 85:15 division of matrimonial assets and monthly child maintenance of $2,000. |
| 11 | 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. |
| 12 | GFN v Public Prosecutor: Appeal Against 24-Month Detention in Juvenile Rehabilitation Centre | General Division of the High Court (Family Division) | 05 Nov 2023 | Appeal dismissed. |
| 13 | VUG v VUF: Appeal on Variation of Consent Order in Family Law Dispute | General Division of the High Court (Family Division) | 31 Oct 2023 | Appeal dismissed; the Disputed Consent Order is set aside with no order as to costs. |
| 14 | 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 |
| 15 | 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. |
| 16 | DDM v DDL: Division of Matrimonial Assets & CPF in Divorce | Family Division of the High Court | 02 Oct 2023 | The court determined the pool of matrimonial assets and allocated 50.5% to the Husband and 49.5% to the Wife. The Husband's appeal against this determination and the transfer orders was dismissed. |
| 17 | VXM v VXN: Division of Matrimonial Assets & Wife/Child Maintenance | General Division of the High Court (Family Division) | 14 Sep 2023 | No maintenance order for the Wife. The Husband is to pay $10,000 a month for the Children’s maintenance. |
| 18 | Blomberg v Khan: Appeal on Setting Aside Consent Order under Protection from Harassment Act | General Division of the High Court | 29 Aug 2023 | Appeal Allowed |
| 19 | PP v Xavier Yap: Culpable Homicide, Mentally Disordered Offenders, Sentencing | General Division of the High Court | 14 Aug 2023 | The Accused was sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment for each of the two charges under s 304(a) of the Penal Code. The two sentences are ordered to run consecutively, resulting in an aggregate sentence of 14 years’ imprisonment. |
| 20 | CVC v CVB: Division of Matrimonial Assets, CPF, Child Maintenance, and Parental Responsibility | Appellate Division of the High Court | 07 Aug 2023 | Appeal allowed in part. |
| 21 | Prasanth s/o Mogan v Public Prosecutor: Rioting with Deadly Weapon, Voyeurism, Sentencing of Young Offenders | General Division of the High Court of the Republic of Singapore | 01 Aug 2023 | Appeal Dismissed |
| 22 | WOP v Public Prosecutor: Youth Offender Sentencing Appeal - Detention at Singapore Girl's Home | General Division of the High Court (Family Division) | 13 Jul 2023 | Appeal Dismissed |
| 23 | CJH v Public Prosecutor: Appeal Against Sentence for Sexual Offences Against Minor | Court of Appeal of the republic of singapore | 05 Jul 2023 | Appeal Allowed in Part |
| 24 | WNE v Public Prosecutor: Appeal Against JRC Order Allowed, Home Probation Granted Based on Parity | General Division of the High Court (Family Division) | 04 Jun 2023 | Appeal Allowed |
| 25 | PP v Muhammad Salihin: Murder Charge, Voluntarily Causing Grievous Hurt, Joint Trial | General Division of the High Court of the Republic of Singapore | 24 May 2023 | Accused acquitted of murder charge and convicted of voluntarily causing grievous hurt. |
| 26 | WKN v WKM: Child Custody and Access Dispute Appeal | General Division of the High Court (Family Division) | 14 May 2023 | Appeal Allowed |
| 27 | Oliver Lim Yue Xuan v Public Prosecutor: Appeal for Second Chance at Probation for Young Offender | General Division of the High Court of the Republic of Singapore | 11 May 2023 | Appeal Allowed |
| 28 | WLK v Public Prosecutor: Appeal Against Juvenile Rehabilitation Centre Order for Harassment Act Offence | Family Justice Courts of the Republic of Singapore | 19 Apr 2023 | Appeal Allowed |
| 29 | WJW v WJX: Appeal on Division of Matrimonial Assets After Divorce | General Division of the High Court (Family Division) | 11 Apr 2023 | Appeal dismissed; original order amended to compel the wife to buy out the husband's share of the matrimonial home at current valuation. |
| 30 | WLL v WLM: Division of Matrimonial Assets and Wife's Maintenance in Divorce | Family Justice Courts of the Republic of Singapore | 02 Apr 2023 | Judgment on division of matrimonial assets; Wife's application for maintenance dismissed. |
| 31 | 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. |
| 32 | 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 |
| 33 | 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. |
| 34 | WGJ v WGI: Appeal on Matrimonial Asset Division and Child Maintenance | General Division of the High Court (Family Division) | 06 Mar 2023 | Appeal allowed in part on the findings of dissipation of assets. |
| 35 | VWJ v VWI: Child Custody, Care and Control, and Access Dispute Under Guardianship of Infants Act | General Division of the High Court (Family Division) | 22 Feb 2023 | Appeal Dismissed |
| 36 | VWM v VWN: Division of Matrimonial Assets and Matrimonial Home Dispute | General Division of the High Court (Family Division) | 15 Jan 2023 | Appeal Dismissed |
| 37 | WDB v WDA: Appeal on Child Maintenance Variation After Relocation to the United States | General Division of the High Court (Family Division) | 12 Jan 2023 | Appeal Allowed |
| 38 | 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. |
| 39 | VEV v VEW: Child Maintenance Variation Appeal - Uninsured Medical Expenses | Family Justice Courts of the Republic of Singapore | 15 Dec 2022 | Appeal Dismissed |
| 40 | WJG v WJH: Division of Matrimonial Assets and Child Maintenance Dispute in Divorce | Family Justice Courts of the Republic of Singapore | 15 Dec 2022 | Orders made for division of matrimonial assets; no orders made for maintenance of the younger daughter. |
| 41 | PP v Azlin & Ridzuan: Murder Sentencing Appeal for Child Scalding Case | Court of Appeal of the Republic of Singapore | 17 Oct 2022 | Azlin sentenced to life imprisonment; Ridzuan's sentence adjusted to life imprisonment. |
| 42 | WGG v WGH: Custody, Matrimonial Assets Division, Wife & Child Maintenance | Family Justice Courts of the republic of singapore | 12 Sep 2022 | Judgment for Plaintiff in part. |
| 43 | Public Prosecutor v BVR: Aggravated Rape of Minors & Sentencing | General Division of the High Court | 17 Aug 2022 | Accused sentenced to an aggregate of 45 years’ imprisonment. |
| 44 | UKS v UKR: Child Custody, Care and Control, and Relocation Dispute | General Division of the High Court (Family Division) | 10 Aug 2022 | Appeal Dismissed |
| 45 | 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. |
| 46 | PP v BZT: Sentencing for Sexual Assaults Against Minors | General Division of the High Court of the Republic of Singapore | 26 Jun 2022 | Accused sentenced to 18 years’ imprisonment and 24 strokes of the cane. |
| 47 | WAY v WAZ: Variation of Access Orders Appeal in Singapore Family Court | General Division of the High Court (Family Division) | 08 Jun 2022 | Mother's appeal dismissed; Father's appeal allowed. |
| 48 | VXF v VXE: Appeal for Care and Control and Relocation of Children to Indonesia | Appellate Division of the High Court | 31 May 2022 | Application dismissed. |
| 49 | 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. |
| 50 | VZD v VZE: Division of Matrimonial Assets and Children's Maintenance Dispute | General Division of the High Court (Family Division) | 23 May 2022 | Appeal dismissed in part and allowed in part. |