WLL v WLM
Key facts
| Court | High Court (Family Division) |
|---|---|
| Decided | |
| Judge | Choo Han Teck |
| Charges / claim | Family Law |
| Counsel | Bih Li & Lee LLP, Kalco Law LLC, Cheryl Tan Wee Tim, Julian Koh Zhen Yang, Tee Lee Lian, Trent Ng Yong En |
Source: [2023] SGHCF 19, High Court (Family Division), decided — eLitigation. Updated .
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Case Significance
WLL v WLM [2023] SGHCF 19 was heard in the General Division of the High Court (Family Division) by Choo Han Teck J, with judgment reserved and delivered on 3 April 2023 in Divorce Transferred No 4401 of 2021. The Husband, a 58-year-old procurement manager, and the Wife, a 51-year-old hair stylist, registered their marriage in Korea on 9 September 1999 and have one daughter born on 2 January 2002. The Husband filed for divorce on 16 September 2021 and obtained interim judgment on 16 February 2022, leaving only ancillary matters — division of matrimonial assets and maintenance of the Wife. Parties agreed on most assets, disputing only the matrimonial home valuation, the Husband's POSB account, and the Wife's NTUC and Prudential insurance.
Summary
In this divorce between a husband who works as a procurement manager and a wife who runs a hairdressing salon, married in Korea in 1999 with one adult daughter, the remaining ancillary issues were the division of matrimonial assets and maintenance for the wife. The court adopted a joint valuation of $3,520,000 for the matrimonial home and divided the $9,354,647.48 pool in an overall ratio of 67.7% to the husband and 32.3% to the wife. It made no order for the wife's maintenance, finding she was capable of maintaining herself.
What ancillary matters were decided in WLL v WLM [2023] SGHCF 19?
The remaining issues were the division of matrimonial assets and maintenance of the Wife, the parties having agreed on all matters concerning their daughter. The Husband filed for divorce on 16 September 2021 and obtained interim judgment on 16 February 2022.
Which assets were disputed in WLL v WLM ([2023] SGHCF 19)?
Parties agreed on most matrimonial assets but disputed the valuation of the jointly owned matrimonial home, the Husband's POSB account (adverse inference), and the classification of the Wife's NTUC and Prudential insurance. The couple married in Korea on 9 September 1999 and have one daughter.
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