Upcoming platform to allow couples to file divorce papers online in Singapore

It is meant for uncontested cases and where spouses have agreed on matters such as child custody

Going online will remove the need for the person to file the divorce papers at the Service Bureau. PHOTO: THE NEW PAPER
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Couples will soon be able to file their divorce papers online on a new Web portal.

Tentatively called Litigation Assist, though its name has not been finalised, the portal will generate court documents relating to uncontested divorces and allow them to be filed.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on October 05, 2020, with the headline Upcoming platform to allow couples to file divorce papers online in Singapore. Subscribe