Division of Matrimonial Property
Division of Matrimonial Property is a specialized practice area in Singapore's legal system. This area encompasses 98 cases from 2000 to 2024.
Leading Law Firms
Analysis of law firms specializing in Division of Matrimonial Property, ranked by case volume and success rates.
| Law Firm | Cases |
|---|---|
| Virginia Quek Lalita & Partners16.67% success rate | 6 cases6.1% of area |
| Harry Elias Partnership LLP16.67% success rate | 6 cases6.1% of area |
| Drew & Napier LLC0.00% success rate | 5 cases5.1% of area |
| WongPartnership LLP0.00% success rate | 4 cases4.1% of area |
| Allen & Gledhill LLP33.33% success rate | 3 cases3.1% of area |
| T L Yap & Associates33.33% success rate | 3 cases3.1% of area |
| Wong Tan & Molly Lim LLC0.00% success rate | 3 cases3.1% of area |
| Leong Partnership33.33% success rate | 3 cases3.1% of area |
| Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP0.00% success rate | 2 cases2.0% of area |
| Manicka & Co50.00% success rate | 2 cases2.0% of area |
Notable Lawyers
Leading lawyers practicing in Division of Matrimonial Property, ranked by case volume and success rates.
| Lawyer | Cases |
|---|---|
| Seenivasan Lalita16.67% success rate | 6 cases6.1% of area |
| Yap Teong Liang40.00% success rate | 5 cases5.1% of area |
| Tan Siew Kim0.00% success rate | 4 cases4.1% of area |
| Kee Lay Lian33.33% success rate | 3 cases3.1% of area |
| Tan Yew Cheng33.33% success rate | 3 cases3.1% of area |
| Walter Ferix Silvester66.67% success rate | 3 cases3.1% of area |
| Gill Carrie Kaur0.00% success rate | 2 cases2.0% of area |
| Shawn Teo Kai Jie0.00% success rate | 2 cases2.0% of area |
| Linda Joelle Ong50.00% success rate | 2 cases2.0% of area |
| Lee Ee Yang0.00% success rate | 2 cases2.0% of area |
Recent Judgments
Displaying 50 most recent judgments out of 98 total cases
| No. | Title | Court | Decision Date | Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DGX v DGY: Enforcement of Foreign Judgment under Reciprocal Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act | General Division of the High Court | 23 Jan 2024 | Application dismissed |
| 2 | WJZ v WJY: Division of Matrimonial Assets, Maintenance, and Property Dispute | General Division of the High Court (Family Division) | 16 Jan 2024 | Appeal allowed in part |
| 3 | WNW v WNX: Division of Matrimonial Assets in Long-Term Marriage | Family Justice Courts of the Republic of Singapore | 26 Dec 2023 | Appeal dismissed in part and allowed in part. |
| 4 | WQR v WQS: Division of Matrimonial Assets in Divorce | High Court (Family Division) | 28 Sep 2023 | Orders made for division of assets, including transfer of shares and properties, and payment of sums between parties. |
| 5 | 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. |
| 6 | 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. |
| 7 | WMD v WMC: Division of Matrimonial Assets - Operative Date for Determining Matrimonial Assets Pool | General Division of the High Court (Family Division) | 24 Jul 2023 | Appeal dismissed. |
| 8 | WGE v WGF: Division of Matrimonial Assets & Wife's Maintenance Appeal - Indirect Contributions, Valuation of Shares, Family Law | High Court (Family Division) | 21 May 2023 | Appeal Allowed in Part |
| 9 | WFE v WFF: Division of Matrimonial Assets, Direct Contributions & Joint Bank Accounts | Appellate Division of the High Court of the Republic of Singapore | 27 Apr 2023 | Appeal partially allowed. The pool of matrimonial assets valued at $9,832,718.29 shall be divided with the Wife receiving assets valued at $6,484,677.71 and the Husband receiving assets valued at $3,348,040.58. |
| 10 | 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. |
| 11 | WHB v WHA: Division of Matrimonial Assets, Indirect Contributions, and Jewellery Dispute in Divorce | Family Justice Courts of the republic of singapore | 10 Apr 2023 | Appeal dismissed |
| 12 | CYH v CYI: Division of Matrimonial Assets, Child Maintenance, and Wife Maintenance | General Division of the High Court (Family Division) | 06 Feb 2023 | Matrimonial assets divided 60/40 in favor of the husband; husband ordered to pay child maintenance of $2,700 per month. |
| 13 | VJV v VJW: Division of Matrimonial Assets and Wife & Child Maintenance Dispute | General Division of the High Court (Family Division) | 26 Jul 2022 | Wife's appeal dismissed |
| 14 | WCO v WCP: Division of Matrimonial Assets in Singapore Family Law | Family Justice Courts of the republic of singapore | 25 Jul 2022 | Appeal allowed in part. |
| 15 | VUG v VUF: Division of Matrimonial Assets - Applicability of Women's Charter | General Division of the High Court (Family Division) | 19 Jul 2022 | Appeal Allowed |
| 16 | VEW v VEV: Anti-Suit Injunction & Restraint of Foreign Proceedings in Divorce | Court of Appeal of the Republic of Singapore | 13 Apr 2022 | Appeal Allowed |
| 17 | Sim Kwai Meng v Pang Moh Yin Patricia: Res Judicata & Oral Agreement Dispute | Appellate Division of the High Court of the Republic of Singapore | 20 Jan 2022 | Appeal Allowed in Part |
| 18 | TQU v TQT: Husband's Application for Variation of Matrimonial Asset Division | Court of Appeal of the Republic of Singapore | 18 Jan 2022 | Application dismissed. |
| 19 | UJM v UJL: Leave to Appeal, Division of Matrimonial Assets & Costs in Divorce | Court of Appeal of the Republic of Singapore | 14 Dec 2021 | Originating Summons dismissed. The Husband is to pay costs of $5,000 (all-in) to the Wife. |
| 20 | VBS v VBR: Appeal on Variation of Child Maintenance Order | General Division of the High Court (Family Division) | 29 Sep 2021 | Appeal Dismissed |
| 21 | VRJ v VRK: Appeal for Interim Maintenance Dismissed in Divorce Proceedings | General Division of the High Court (Family Division) | 13 May 2021 | Appeal dismissed. |
| 22 | CHT v CHU: Division of Matrimonial Assets Appeal | Court of Appeal of the Republic of Singapore | 13 Apr 2021 | Appeal allowed in part. |
| 23 | VGN v VGO: Cross-Appeals on Division of Matrimonial Assets, Child Custody, and Maintenance | High Court (Family Division) | 21 Jan 2021 | Appeal allowed in part. |
| 24 | VMO v VMP: Division of Matrimonial Assets in Divorce Case | Family Justice Courts of the Republic of Singapore | 30 Dec 2020 | Matrimonial assets divided with 62% to the Husband and 38% to the Wife. |
| 25 | 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. |
| 26 | CDV v CDW: Appeal on Variation of Consent Order for Matrimonial Asset Division under Women's Charter | Court of Appeal of the Republic of Singapore | 13 Oct 2020 | Appeal Allowed |
| 27 | Damodaran v Rogini: Determining Property Share in Resulting Trust After Joint Tenant's Death | High Court of the Republic of Singapore | 06 Sep 2020 | Judgment for the Defendant; the Plaintiff has a 45.35% share in the property, and the Defendant has a 54.65% share. |
| 28 | 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. |
| 29 | USB v USA: Division of Matrimonial Assets After Short Marriage with Long Cohabitation | Court of Appeal of the Republic of Singapore | 11 Jun 2020 | Appeal allowed in part. |
| 30 | CDV v CDW: Variation of Consent Order for Matrimonial Home Sale Due to Husband's Impending Bankruptcy | High Court of the Republic of Singapore | 25 Mar 2020 | Husband's application for variation of the consent order granted. |
| 31 | 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. |
| 32 | UYQ v UYP: Division of Matrimonial Assets in Long Dual-Income Marriage | Court of Appeal of the Republic of Singapore | 28 Jan 2020 | Appeal Allowed |
| 33 | UZR v UZS: Division of Matrimonial Assets, Child & Wife Maintenance in Long Marriage Divorce | High Court (Family Division) | 18 Dec 2019 | Matrimonial assets distributed 47:53 between Husband and Wife. No maintenance ordered for the Wife. Parties to share costs of child's university expenses. |
| 34 | - | 14 Jul 2019 | Unknown | |
| 35 | BOI v BOJ: Division of Matrimonial Assets After 23-Year Marriage; Lottery Winnings & Contributions | Court of Appeal of the Republic of Singapore | 01 May 2019 | Appeal allowed in part. |
| 36 | UTJ v UTK: Division of Matrimonial Assets & Wife Maintenance in Divorce | Family Justice Courts of the Republic of Singapore | 06 Mar 2019 | Matrimonial assets divided; wife's maintenance claim denied. |
| 37 | Leong Yim Ling v Moey Park Moon: Division of Matrimonial Assets and Maintenance Dispute | High Court of Singapore | 07 Feb 2019 | Orders made regarding division of undisclosed matrimonial assets, cessation of son's maintenance, and fixed monthly payment for wife's medical expenses. |
| 38 | UMU v UMT: Division of Matrimonial Assets, Damages for Pain and Suffering, and Child Maintenance | Family Justice Courts of the Republic of Singapore | 11 Nov 2018 | Appeals allowed in part. |
| 39 | TIC v TID: Division of Matrimonial Assets and Payment of Ongoing Liabilities Pending Property Transfer | Court of Appeal of the Republic of Singapore | 07 Nov 2018 | Appeal Dismissed |
| 40 | UOY v UOZ: Division of Matrimonial Assets & Wife's Maintenance After 31-Year Marriage | Family Justice Courts | 29 Oct 2018 | Appeal filed by the Wife against the orders made by the District Judge. |
| 41 | TIC v TID: Division of Matrimonial Assets and Responsibility for Property Outgoings Pending Transfer | Family Justice Courts of the republic of singapore | 19 Dec 2017 | Appeal dismissed; the Wife is solely liable for the ongoing liabilities, including the mortgage payments and property taxes, of the Property from 10 September 2015. |
| 42 | TJR v TJS: Division of Matrimonial Assets in Divorce Proceedings | Family Justice Courts of the Republic of Singapore | 27 Jul 2017 | Appeal dismissed with varied orders; each party to bear its own costs for the appeal. |
| 43 | Pereira v. Faridah: Resulting & Constructive Trusts in Property Dispute | High Court of the Republic of Singapore | 12 Jul 2017 | Judgment for Plaintiff in part; declaration of beneficial ownership made. |
| 44 | TND v TNC: Division of Matrimonial Assets and Access Orders Appeal | Court of Appeal of the Republic of Singapore | 26 Apr 2017 | Appeal Allowed in Part |
| 45 | ATS v ATT: Variation of Maintenance Order for Wife and Child | High Court of the Republic of Singapore | 14 Sep 2016 | Application dismissed save for a prayer concerning an insurance policy. |
| 46 | Zhu Xiu Chun v Rockwills Trustee: Negligence, Liposuction, Damages for Loss of Inheritance | Court of Appeal of the Republic of Singapore | 31 Aug 2016 | Appeal allowed in part. |
| 47 | TQN v TQO: Division of Matrimonial Home in Divorce Proceedings | FAMILY JUSTICE COURTS of the republic of singapore | 03 Aug 2016 | Matrimonial Home to be divided in the proportion of 67% for the Husband and 33% for the Wife. |
| 48 | TQH v TQI: Division of Matrimonial Assets and Wife's Maintenance Claim Post-Divorce | Family Justice Courts of the Republic of Singapore | 24 Jul 2016 | Orders made for division of matrimonial assets and no maintenance awarded to the Wife. |
| 49 | TNK v TNL: Division of Matrimonial Assets & Wife's Maintenance in Long-Term Marriage | Family Justice Courts of the Republic of Singapore | 10 May 2016 | Equal division of matrimonial assets and lump sum maintenance ordered. |
| 50 | Yap Chai Ling v Hou Wa Yi: Setting Aside Decree Nisi Based on Prior Foreign Divorce Judgment | High Court | 11 Nov 2015 | Appeal Dismissed |