Matrimonial Assets
Joint Bank Accounts in a Divorce
The risk of a joint account in a divorce, why emptying one does not work, and how to protect yourself without dissipating…
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Division of assets including HDB flats and CPF monies.
Matrimonial Assets
Renting a Home After Divorce in Singapore
Your realistic housing options while the matrimonial home is unresolved: private rental, HDB rental routes, and how the rent gets paid in…
Matrimonial Assets
Decoupling Property: What It Is and How Divorce Differs
What decoupling a property means, the mechanics and the risks, and why a transfer made in a divorce is a completely different…
Matrimonial Assets
Stamp Duty on Transferring Property in a Divorce
How stamp duty applies when a property interest moves between spouses in a divorce, and why the paperwork decides whether relief is…
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Bankruptcy and Divorce in Singapore
What happens to asset division, the flat and maintenance when one spouse is made bankrupt before, during or after the divorce.
Matrimonial Assets
Foreign Pensions and Retirement Funds in a Divorce
A Singapore court cannot order a foreign pension administrator to do anything. Here is how overseas retirement funds are still brought into…
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Stock Options, RSUs and Bonuses in a Divorce
Employment equity is often the second largest asset after the home. Here is how vested and unvested awards are treated, valued and…
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Cryptocurrency in a Singapore Divorce
Crypto held during the marriage is divisible like any other asset. The hard parts are disclosure, tracing and picking a valuation date…
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Investment Properties and Rental Income in a Divorce
A second property complicates a divorce in ways the family home does not: rental income, ongoing costs, stamp duty on the way…
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When Are Matrimonial Assets Valued?
Assets are generally identified at interim judgment and valued at the ancillary hearing, but the court has discretion, and the date can…