Matrimonial Assets
Transferring Overseas Property After a Divorce
A Singapore order can deal with foreign property, but giving effect to it abroad is another matter. Here is why offsetting is…
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Division of assets including HDB flats and CPF monies.
Matrimonial Assets
Finding Assets a Spouse Is Hiding
If you suspect your spouse is hiding assets, there are lawful ways to uncover them, and some very unlawful ones. Here is…
Matrimonial Assets
When the Matrimonial Home Is in One Name
The home is in your spouse's name only, so you assume you have no claim. That assumption is wrong, and acting on…
Matrimonial Assets
Dividing Multiple Properties in a Divorce
When a couple owns more than one property, the court rarely halves each one. Here is how the home, investment and overseas…
Matrimonial Assets
Assets You Owned Before the Marriage
What you owned before you married is not automatically split on divorce, but it can be pulled into the pool. Here is…
Matrimonial Assets
Assets Bought After You Separated
Many people assume the clock stops the day they separate. In Singapore it generally does not, and a long gap before filing…
Matrimonial Assets
Windfalls, Bonuses and Lottery Wins in a Divorce
Money that arrives unexpectedly during a divorce rarely fits neatly into the asset schedule. Here is how windfalls, bonuses and payouts are…
Matrimonial Assets
Inheriting Money While Your Divorce Is Running
Money that arrives between separation and the ancillary matters hearing sits in an awkward gap. It is usually not divisible, but it…
Matrimonial Assets
Renovations and Improvements to the Matrimonial Home
Renovation money is often the single largest cash contribution one side made, and the hardest to point to at the end. Here…
Matrimonial Assets
Who Gets the Pet in a Singapore Divorce?
There is no pet custody in Singapore. The law treats animals as property, which changes everything about how this is resolved, and…