WLI v WLJ
Key facts
| Court | High Court (Family Division) |
|---|---|
| Decided | |
| Judge | Kwek Mean Luck |
| Charges / claim | Family Law |
| Counsel | Engarde Legal LLC, WongPartnership LLP, Ashley Poh Shiyun, Chan Yu Xin, Heidi Ngo, Kyle Leslie Sim Siang Chun |
Source: [2023] SGHCF 15, High Court (Family Division), decided — eLitigation. Updated .
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Case Significance
WLI v WLJ [2023] SGHCF 15 comprises the grounds of decision of Kwek Mean Luck J in the General Division of the High Court (Family Division), delivered on 23 March 2023, in Divorce (Transferred) No 176 of 2020. The plaintiff Wife is a Japanese citizen and the defendant Husband is a Malaysian citizen; they married on 8 April 2015, have two children born in 2015 and 2017, and the Wife commenced divorce proceedings on 13 January 2020 with interim judgment granted on 17 September 2020. Following oral judgment on the ancillary matters on 12 October 2022, the Husband appealed against parts of the decision, namely his weekend access to the children being from 3.00pm Saturday to 1.00pm Sunday and the order that he pay the Wife $14,708.29 per month for the children's maintenance from 1 November 2022.
Summary
In this divorce case in the High Court (Family Division) involving a Japanese wife and a Malaysian husband with two young children, the husband appealed against parts of the ancillary decision relating to his weekend access and the quantum of children's maintenance. The court considered the children's schedules and reasonable accommodation expenses in assessing maintenance. It ordered that the husband's weekend access remain as previously fixed and that he pay the wife S$14,708.29 per month for the children's maintenance.
What parts of the decision did the Husband appeal in WLI v WLJ [2023] SGHCF 15?
The Husband appealed against his weekend access to the children being limited to 3.00pm Saturday to 1.00pm Sunday, and against the order that he pay the Wife $14,708.29 per month for the children's maintenance with effect from 1 November 2022.
Who were the parties in WLI v WLJ [2023] SGHCF 15?
The plaintiff Wife is a Japanese citizen and the defendant Husband is a Malaysian citizen. They married on 8 April 2015, have two children born in 2015 and 2017, and the Wife commenced divorce proceedings on 13 January 2020.
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Read on eLitigationSource: eLitigation ([2023] SGHCF 15)