WLI v WLJ

[2023] SGHCF 15 High Court (Family Division) 23 March 2023 HCF/DT 176/2020 32 min read

4 cases cited Cited by 1 case

Key facts

Court	High Court (Family Division)
Decided	23 March 2023
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 23 March 2023 — eLitigation. Updated 10 July 2026.

Catchwords

Family Law — Child — Access Family Law — Child — Maintenance of child

Practice Areas

Family Law

Judges (1)

Kwek Mean Luck Delivered

Counsel (6)

Engarde Legal LLC Firm WongPartnership LLP Firm Ashley Poh Shiyun Counsel Defendant Chan Yu Xin Counsel Defendant Heidi Ngo Counsel Defendant Kyle Leslie Sim Siang Chun Counsel Plaintiff

Parties (2)

WLI Plaintiff WLJ Defendant

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.

[2023] SGHCF 15 explained

WLI v WLJ ([2023] SGHCF 15) is a Singapore judgment decided by the High Court (Family Division) on 23 March 2023. It is categorised under Family Law. Within this corpus it has since been cited by 1 other reported Singapore judgment, 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] SGHCF 15 about?

WLI v WLJ ([2023] SGHCF 15) is a High Court (Family Division) decision from 2023. Its published catchwords are “Family Law — Child — Access” and “Family Law — Child — Maintenance of child”, 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] SGHCF 15 cite?

Among the in-corpus authorities it refers to are [2023] SGHCF 3. The complete list of cases cited, and of later cases that cite this decision, is shown on this page.

How influential is [2023] SGHCF 15?

Within this corpus, [2023] SGHCF 15 has been cited by 1 later reported Singapore judgment. 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.

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.