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Family Law

The Convention on the Rights of the Child
An introduction to the most widely ratified human rights treaty in history is the Convention on the Rights of the Child, which was adopted by the United Nations on 20th November 1989.
[Publication date Feb 14, 2004]
 
Application For Permanent Residency in Singapore
This article sets out a brief outline of the procedure to apply for permanent residence in Singapore.
[Publication date Oct 30, 2004]
 
Custody, Care and Control: Splitting the Baby King Solomon’s Way
The experience of a lawyer when dealing with contentious/disputed divroce/family matters, in particular how the Singapore family court decides on child custody matters.
[Publication date Feb 17, 2006]
 
Singapore Permits 101-Lawful Working & Living In Singapore
On Singapore Immigration Matters and Employment Work Permits
[Publication date Mar 15, 2006]
 
CPF Act (Amendment) 2007 And Its Impact on Matrimonial Asset
This article explains the impact of the new amendments in the CPF Act on CPF as matrimonial assets for division upon divorce.
[Publication date Nov 13, 2007]
 
Sole Custody, Joint Custody Or Care and Control? What In The World Do They Mean?
This article will explore in some details what kind of orders are generally given by the Court in a “custody battle” relating to children and what these orders mean. The following questions like what is Custody,care and control of children in divorce proceedings will be answered. There will also be brief discussion of what problems you may faced in these custody proceeding.
[Publication date Jan 16, 2008]
 
MacDivorce-A Quick, Easy, Low-Cost & Possibly Painless (?) Divorce In Singapore
“MacDivorce” is a term I coined to describe what I regard as the “best” way to divorce (if there is such a thing as a “best” way for such a traumatic and stressful experience). It is the best because as the title suggests, it is fuss free, quick and thus low cost, kind of like having a meal at a fast food joint. As the premise for MacDivorce is the consensual understanding of both spouses, it is therefore the least painful.
[Publication date Apr 25, 2008]
 
Prenuptial agreements in Singapore, will they stand up to scrutiny?, Susan Tay
Singapore lawyer, family divorce laws prenuptial agreements validitity Singapore Courts maintenance custody care and control children alimony lump sum maintenance
[Publication date Mar 07, 2009]
 
Lump Sum Maintenance- Windfall after Divorce?, Susan Tay
This is a short discussion on the appropriate circumstances in which lump sum maintenance will be ordered in divorce proceedings.
[Publication date May 22, 2009]
 
The Divorce Process In Singapore, Susan Tay Author email
This article is about the non-Muslim divorce process in Singapore, written only in a broad outline, describing the sequence of events for most divorce cases. I must stress the words “broad outline” and “most” as every divorce is different. Further, annulment will not be discussed here although the process is fairly similar.
[Publication date Jul 31, 2009]
 
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