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Divorce in Singapore can be lengthy and expensive, particularly if contested or acrimonious. Bitter disputes mean divorce takes longer, costs more in legal fees, and has an adverse effect on the married couple and their children. It has been the case until recently in Singapore that people must show an irretrievable breakdown of their marriage. The legal facts which can demonstrate this are largely blame-based. In 2022, Parliament in Singapore...

Prenuptial and postnuptial agreements are practical arrangements which determine what happens to a couple’s property and financial assets if the marriage fails and they divorce. These agreements can also cover custody matters. Always controversial, pre and postnuptial agreements are viewed as insurance by many couples. In contrast, others see them as a body blow to the trust and commitment required for a long-lasting and successful marriage. Prenuptial and postnuptial agreements...

Divorce can only follow a legally recognised marriage. If a marriage isn’t legal or is invalid for some reason, then the most appropriate way to end the arrangement is to apply to the court for an annulment. An annulment differs from a divorce because it wipes out the marriage, so it’s as if it never existed. Conversely, divorce recognises that there always was a legal marriage which has now come...

People often talk about different grounds for divorce, like adultery or desertion, but there is only one ground for divorce in Singapore, and that is the irretrievable breakdown of a marriage. The law defines four scenarios called facts. These facts are not standalone but are used to prove the ground for divorce: the marriage has irretrievably broken down. There are plans to change the law in Singapore so that divorce...