CVC v CVB
Key facts
| Court | High Court (Appellate Division) |
|---|---|
| Decided | |
| Judges | Andre Maniam, Debbie Ong Siew Ling, Valerie Thean |
| Charges / claim | Family Law ¬— Maintenance, Family Law |
| Counsel | Allen & Gledhill LLP, PY Legal LLC, Audrey Liaw Shu Juan, Loo Ming Nee Bernice, Sophia Eliza Rossman, Tan Liqi Joseph, Toh Jia Jing Vivian, Yee May Kuen Peggy |
Source: [2023] SGHC(A) 28, High Court (Appellate Division), decided — eLitigation. Updated .
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Case Significance
CVC v CVB [2023] SGHC(A) 28 is a reserved judgment of the Appellate Division of the High Court delivered on 8 August 2023 in Civil Appeal No 68 of 2022, with Debbie Ong Siew Ling JAD delivering the judgment of the court sitting with Valerie Thean J and Andre Maniam J. The appellant Wife appeals against the orders of a Judge in the Family Division of the High Court relating to the division of matrimonial assets, maintenance for the children, and costs, following the grant of a divorce; the parties were married on 3 January 2008 and have three children. The judgment considers several issues arising from the division of matrimonial assets, including the concept of 'sharing' assets when determining direct contributions and whether Central Provident Fund moneys used to buy property should be refunded to a spouse's CPF account before or after the sale proceeds are divided.
[2023] SGHC(A) 28 explained
CVC v CVB ([2023] SGHC(A) 28) is a Singapore judgment decided by the High Court (Appellate Division) on 8 August 2023. It is categorised under Family Law ¬— Maintenance and Family Law. Within this corpus it has since been cited by 13 other reported Singapore judgments, a measure of how often later decisions have referred to it. This page summarises what the reported decision covers and links the primary sources — the full judgment, the statutes it cites, and the other cases it engages with — so the decision can be read in context. It is reference information, not legal advice, and it does not state the outcome or any holding beyond what the official judgment records.
What is [2023] SGHC(A) 28 about?
CVC v CVB ([2023] SGHC(A) 28) is a High Court (Appellate Division) decision from 2023. Its published catchwords are “Family Law ¬— Maintenance — Child”, “Family Law — Parental responsibility”, “Family Law — Matrimonial Assets — Division”, and “Family Law — Matrimonial Assets — Central Provident Fund”, which indicate the subject matter the judgment addresses. The full reasoning and orders are in the judgment itself, linked below.
What earlier Singapore cases does [2023] SGHC(A) 28 cite?
Among the in-corpus authorities it refers to are [2023] SGHC(A) 16 and [2023] SGCA 10. The complete list of cases cited, and of later cases that cite this decision, is shown on this page.
How influential is [2023] SGHC(A) 28?
Within this corpus, [2023] SGHC(A) 28 has been cited by 13 later reported Singapore judgments. That count reflects references from other decisions held in this corpus only and is a conservative lower bound on how often the case has actually been cited.
What issues did CVC v CVB [2023] SGHC(A) 28 address?
The Appellate Division considered the division of matrimonial assets on divorce, including the concept of 'sharing' assets when determining direct contributions and whether CPF moneys used to buy property should be refunded to a spouse's CPF account before or after the sale proceeds are divided.
Who heard the appeal in [2023] SGHC(A) 28?
Debbie Ong Siew Ling JAD delivered the judgment of the court on 8 August 2023, sitting with Valerie Thean J and Andre Maniam J, on the Wife's appeal concerning division of matrimonial assets, maintenance for the children, and costs.
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Judgment
Read the full judgment on the official Singapore Courts portal.
Read on eLitigationSource: eLitigation ([2023] SGHC(A) 28)