Maintenance (Wife)
Maintenance (Wife) is a specialized practice area in Singapore's legal system. This area encompasses 122 cases from 2000 to 2025.
Leading Law Firms
Analysis of law firms specializing in Maintenance (Wife), ranked by case volume and success rates.
| Law Firm | Cases |
|---|---|
| Harry Elias Partnership LLP17.65% success rate | 17 cases13.9% of area |
| Harry Elias Partnership37.50% success rate | 8 cases6.6% of area |
| Drew & Napier LLC0.00% success rate | 6 cases4.9% of area |
| Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP0.00% success rate | 6 cases4.9% of area |
| Yeo & Associates LLC75.00% success rate | 4 cases3.3% of area |
| Optimus Chambers LLC25.00% success rate | 4 cases3.3% of area |
| Josephine Chong LLC0.00% success rate | 4 cases3.3% of area |
| PKWA Law Practice LLC0.00% success rate | 3 cases2.5% of area |
| Withers KhattarWong LLP0.00% success rate | 3 cases2.5% of area |
| Allen & Gledhill LLP0.00% success rate | 3 cases2.5% of area |
Notable Lawyers
Leading lawyers practicing in Maintenance (Wife), ranked by case volume and success rates.
| Lawyer | Cases |
|---|---|
| Koh Tien Hua22.22% success rate | 9 cases7.4% of area |
| Foo Siew Fong0.00% success rate | 6 cases4.9% of area |
| Kee Lay Lian20.00% success rate | 5 cases4.1% of area |
| Gill Carrie Kaur0.00% success rate | 4 cases3.3% of area |
| Thian Wen Yi25.00% success rate | 4 cases3.3% of area |
| Tan Siew Kim33.33% success rate | 3 cases2.5% of area |
| Chong Siew Nyuk Josephine0.00% success rate | 3 cases2.5% of area |
| Alfred Dodwell0.00% success rate | 3 cases2.5% of area |
| Shawn Teo Kai Jie0.00% success rate | 3 cases2.5% of area |
| Yap Teong Liang0.00% success rate | 3 cases2.5% of area |
Recent Judgments
Displaying 50 most recent judgments out of 122 total cases
| No. | Title | Court | Decision Date | Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | XHG v XHH: Division of Matrimonial Assets, Wife & Child Maintenance | General Division of the High Court (Family Division) | 13 Jan 2025 | Orders made for division of matrimonial assets and maintenance for the wife and children. |
| 2 | XGA v XGB: Division of Matrimonial Assets and Maintenance in Divorce | Family Justice Courts of the Republic of Singapore | 04 Dec 2024 | Division of matrimonial assets ordered; monthly maintenance of $2,000 for the wife for two years and $6,400 monthly for the children until they turn 21 ordered. |
| 3 | TTZ v TTY: Child Access Dispute & Committal Order Appeal | General Division of the High Court (Family Division) | 28 Nov 2024 | Appeal Dismissed |
| 4 | XFD v XFE: Division of Matrimonial Assets, Wife & Child Maintenance | General Division of the High Court (Family Division) | 10 Nov 2024 | Orders made for division of matrimonial assets and spousal and child maintenance. |
| 5 | WZN v WZM: Child Maintenance, Issue Estoppel, and Material Change of Circumstances | General Division of the High Court (Family Division) | 05 Nov 2024 | Appeal allowed in part. |
| 6 | - | 03 Nov 2024 | Unknown | |
| 7 | WTL v WTM: Division of Matrimonial Assets, Child & Spousal Maintenance, Care & Control | General Division of the High Court (Family Division) | 29 Oct 2024 | Appeal allowed in part. The court adjusted the division of matrimonial assets and ordered the husband to refund excess payments for property tax, condominium sinking fund, and management fees. |
| 8 | WTP v WTQ: Appeal for Variation of Maintenance Order Dismissed Due to Insufficient Evidence of Changed Circumstances | General Division of the High Court (Family Division) | 28 Oct 2024 | Appeal Dismissed |
| 9 | XEB v XEC: Division of Matrimonial Assets and Wife Maintenance in Divorce | General Division of the High Court (Family Division) | 16 Oct 2024 | Judgment for Defendant |
| 10 | WTS v WTR: Division of Matrimonial Assets and Maintenance Dispute | General Division of the High Court (Family Division) | 24 Sep 2024 | Appeal allowed in part. |
| 11 | WVN v WVO: Appeal on Matrimonial Assets and Spousal Maintenance | General Division of the High Court (Family Division) | 03 Sep 2024 | Appeal Allowed |
| 12 | WRX v WRY: Division of Matrimonial Assets & Maintenance After Divorce | Appellate Division of the High Court of the Republic of Singapore | 28 Jul 2024 | Appeal allowed in part. |
| 13 | 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 |
| 14 | DIL v DIM: Rescission of Maintenance Order for Wife After Husband's Retirement | General Division of the High Court | 29 May 2024 | Maintenance order varied to $600 per month for two years. |
| 15 | 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. |
| 16 | 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 |
| 17 | WOS v WOT: Division of Matrimonial Assets After Separation in Divorce | Appellate Division of the High Court | 18 Apr 2024 | Appeal allowed in part. |
| 18 | WUP v WUQ: Division of Matrimonial Assets and Wife Maintenance in Short-Lived Marriage | General Division of the High Court (Family Division) | 26 Feb 2024 | Each party is to retain his or her assets in their sole names; the defendant is awarded a lump sum of $5,000 as maintenance. |
| 19 | 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. |
| 20 | 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. |
| 21 | 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. |
| 22 | WPN v WPO: Division of Matrimonial Assets and Wife's Maintenance in Divorce | Family Division of the High Court of the Republic of Singapore | 30 Aug 2023 | Equal division of matrimonial assets ordered; spousal maintenance denied. |
| 23 | 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 |
| 24 | 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. |
| 25 | 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. |
| 26 | CSW v CSX: Wife's Maintenance Entitlement After Purchasing Accommodation | General Division of the High Court of the Republic of Singapore | 15 Sep 2022 | Husband's application to vary maintenance dismissed. |
| 27 | VTU v VTV: Division of Matrimonial Assets, Wife and Child Maintenance | Family Justice Courts of the Republic of Singapore | 16 Aug 2022 | Orders made to reflect parties' entitlement to the matrimonial pool; no maintenance for wife; husband to pay $2,000 per month for children's maintenance and household expenses. |
| 28 | 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 |
| 29 | URN v URM: Child Maintenance Dispute Involving Singapore and Swedish Orders | Family Justice Courts of the Republic of Singapore | 16 Jan 2022 | Both appeals dismissed. |
| 30 | UWM v UWL: Division of Matrimonial Assets and Wife's Maintenance Appeal | Court of Appeal of the Republic of Singapore | 15 Nov 2021 | Appeal Allowed in Part |
| 31 | VXM v VXN: Appeal on Interim Maintenance for Wife and Children in Divorce Proceedings | General Division of the High Court (Family Division) | 09 Nov 2021 | Appeal Partially Allowed |
| 32 | VTP v VTO: Divorce Based on Unreasonable Behaviour and Financial Irresponsibility | General Division of the High Court (Family Division) | 21 Oct 2021 | Appeal dismissed |
| 33 | TOT v TOU: Division of Matrimonial Assets and Wife's Maintenance in Divorce | Appellate Division of the High Court | 24 Aug 2021 | Appeal dismissed except in relation to the assessment of expenditure on the River Valley Property. |
| 34 | UFU v UFV: Child Maintenance Variation Application Post-Divorce | Family Justice Courts of the Republic of Singapore | 26 Jul 2021 | Summons 44 of 2021 allowed in part, and Summons 90 of 2021 dismissed. |
| 35 | VPH v VPI: Division of Matrimonial Assets and Wife's Maintenance Post-Divorce | Family Justice Courts of the Republic of Singapore | 20 Jul 2021 | Appeal allowed in part. |
| 36 | VPU v VPT: Appeal Against Wife Maintenance Order in Divorce Proceedings | General Division of the High Court (Family Division) | 31 May 2021 | Appeal Allowed |
| 37 | VRJ v VRK: Appeal for Interim Maintenance Dismissed in Divorce Proceedings | General Division of the High Court (Family Division) | 13 May 2021 | Appeal dismissed. |
| 38 | VOU v VOT: Appeal for Wife Maintenance After Short Marriage | General Division of the High Court (Family Division) | 02 May 2021 | Appeal dismissed |
| 39 | CKO v CKP: Variation of Wife's Maintenance Order Post-Divorce | General Division of the High Court | 15 Apr 2021 | Summons allowed; monthly maintenance varied downwards to $1,500.00 effective from 1 December 2020. |
| 40 | 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. |
| 41 | VDT v VDU: Division of Matrimonial Assets, Custody, and Maintenance Dispute | Family Justice Courts of the Republic of Singapore | 05 Oct 2020 | Orders made for division of matrimonial assets, joint custody of children, and maintenance for wife and children. |
| 42 | UZM v UZN: Division of Matrimonial Assets and Wife's Maintenance in Divorce | High Court (Family Division) | 18 Dec 2019 | Orders made for division of matrimonial assets and monthly maintenance to the Wife. |
| 43 | 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. |
| 44 | UZO v UZP: Division of Matrimonial Assets, Child & Wife Maintenance | High Court (Family Division) | 18 Dec 2019 | Orders made for division of matrimonial assets and maintenance for children and wife. |
| 45 | UVF v UVG: Division of Matrimonial Assets and Wife's Maintenance in Divorce | Family Justice Courts of the Republic of Singapore | 12 Sep 2019 | Distribution of matrimonial assets ordered; no maintenance awarded to the wife. |
| 46 | UYD v UYE: Division of Matrimonial Assets and Wife's Maintenance after 26-Year Marriage | Family Justice Courts of the Republic of Singapore | 28 Aug 2019 | Distribution of matrimonial assets ordered; monthly maintenance of $4,000.00 for six months ordered. |
| 47 | 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. |
| 48 | BUX v BUY: Division of Matrimonial Assets, Wife & Child Maintenance, and Custody Dispute | Family Justice Courts of the Republic of Singapore | 20 Jan 2019 | Orders made for division of matrimonial assets, maintenance for children, and joint custody with sole care and control to the Wife. |
| 49 | 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. |
| 50 | UJP v UJQ: Division of Matrimonial Assets, Child Custody, and Maintenance Dispute | Family Justice Courts of the Republic of Singapore | 02 Apr 2018 | Care and control awarded to plaintiff for eldest child, shared for younger children. Defendant to pay school fees, monthly maintenance, and gap year expenses. Matrimonial assets divided. |