Divorces, separations, annulments

Businessman’s assets frozen to cover remaining $7.6m of $20m divorce settlement

The judge said the unusual and unexplained movement of funds suggested an element of dishonesty in the man's financial dealings.

Man asks HDB to repossess flat so that ex-wife will get less money

His unreasonable action ended up penalising himself because the High Court found that he had “caused prejudice to the wife by inducing HDB to acquire the matrimonial flat”.

When couples split up even before moving into their HDB flats

One couple fought over their BTO in Tampines even before they moved into it.

Man’s divorce hearing delayed 9 times after ‘perfectly timed’ heart failures: Judge

On one occasion, the man even pre-arranged an ambulance to interrupt the hearing as the case was going against him.

‘It’s not a secret’: Broadway legend Lea Salonga confirms separation from husband

Tony Award-winning singer Lea Salonga plays the villainous innkeeper Madame Thenardier in the Singapore run of Les Miserables: World Tour Spectacular.

Expat who left wife, children and quit Singapore job ordered to pay $634k in backdated support

The judge noted that the man chose to resign from his Singapore employer in October 2023, shortly after the woman applied for maintenance.

Letter From Jakarta

Scandals, divorce, graft probe: What led to the downfall of this Insta-famous Indonesian governor?

Former West Java governor Ridwan Kamil and his ex-wife Atalia Praratya on the campaign trail in his gubernatorial bid for Jakarta in November 2024.

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Mel Gibson and Rosalind Ross separate after 9 years together

Mel Gibson and Rosalind Ross (in a 2017 file photo) had split about a year ago, but chose not to share the news publicly until now.

Protection order application dismissed: Not every act causing distress is emotional abuse, says judge

ST20250723_202536600664 Kelvin Chng

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Official opening of the Family Justice Courts(FJC) with President Tharman Shanmugaratnam as the Guest-of-Honour on July 23, 2025.
The new building used to house the former State Courts, in Havelock Square. The iconic octagonal building heard its last case in 2019,
and was refurbished thereafter.

Highlights of the programme for media coverage include a tour of the FJC Building for the President and VIP
guests after the Official Opening segment, a demonstration of how Youth Court proceedings are conducted, and the
Therapeutic Justice booth featuring FJC’s latest approach towards divorce cases.

ST PHOTO KELVIN CHNG

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Suggested Caption : (Center)Guest-of-Honour, President Tharman Shanmugaratnam official opening of the Family Justice Courts(FJC)accompanied by (far L)Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon and (far R)Presiding Judge of the FJC, Justice Teh Hwee Hwee on July 23, 2025.

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Caption/Body : thcourt23 Official opening of the Family Justice Courts(FJC) with President Tharman Shanmugaratnam as the Guest-of-Honour on July 23, 2025. The new building used to house the former State Courts, in Havelock Square. The iconic octagonal building heard its last case in 2019, and was refurbished thereafter. Highlights of the programme for media coverage include a tour of the FJC Building for the President and VIP guests after the Official Opening segment, a demonstration of how Youth Court proceedings are conducted, and the Therapeutic Justice booth featuring FJC’s latest approach towards divorce cases. ST PHOTO KELVIN CHNG
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