CYH v CYI
Key facts
| Court | High Court (Family Division) |
|---|---|
| Decided | |
| Judge | Chan Seng Onn |
| Charges / claim | Family Law |
| Counsel | Raymond Yeo, Yeo Kee Chye Raymond |
Source: [2023] SGHCF 4, High Court (Family Division), decided — eLitigation. Updated .
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Case Significance
CYH v CYI [2023] SGHCF 4 is a Grounds of Decision of the General Division of the High Court (Family Division), delivered by Chan Seng Onn SJ on 7 February 2023 in Divorce (Transferred) No 1441 of 2019. The dispute concerns the division of matrimonial assets and maintenance for the wife and child following a marriage of about seven years; the parties married on 30 September 2012, both aged 40, with two children. The husband, a contractor in interior design and renovation, filed for divorce on 28 March 2019, with Interim Judgment granted on 17 June 2019. The judge sets out the full grounds after the wife appealed against the decision given on 14 December 2022.
Summary
This case concerned the division of matrimonial assets and maintenance following the divorce of a wife (holding a business degree but unemployed) and a husband (an interior design and renovation contractor), who married in 2012 for about seven years. The court assessed their financial contributions at roughly 85.26% for the husband and 14.74% for the wife and divided the assets 60% to the husband and 40% to the wife, ordering maintenance of $2,700 per month for the wife and two children and no order for costs. The wife appealed against the decision, and the court set out its full grounds.
What did CYH v CYI [2023] SGHCF 4 decide?
Chan Seng Onn SJ in the General Division of the High Court (Family Division) addressed the division of matrimonial assets and maintenance for the wife and child in Divorce (Transferred) No 1441 of 2019, setting out full grounds on 7 February 2023 after the wife appealed.
What were the family circumstances in CYH v CYI ([2023] SGHCF 4)?
The parties married on 30 September 2012, were both 40 years old, and had two children aged nine and seven. The husband, an interior design and renovation contractor, filed for divorce on 28 March 2019, with Interim Judgment granted on 17 June 2019 after about seven years of marriage.
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Judgment
Read the full judgment on the official Singapore Courts portal.
Read on eLitigationSource: eLitigation ([2023] SGHCF 4)