DDM v DDL
Key facts
| Court | High Court (Family Division) |
|---|---|
| Decided | |
| Judge | Kwek Mean Luck |
| Charges / claim | Family Law |
| Counsel | WNLEX LLC, Winchester Law LLC, Anuradha d/o Krishan Chand Sharma, Lee Ming Hui Kelvin, Ong Xin Ying Samantha |
Source: [2023] SGHCF 42, High Court (Family Division), decided — eLitigation. Updated .
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Case Significance
DDM v DDL [2023] SGHCF 42 is a grounds of decision of Kwek Mean Luck J in the Family Division of the High Court, delivered on 3 October 2023 in Divorce (Transferred) No 4849 of 2018. The uncontested divorce between a Singaporean wife and a Malaysian husband, who married on 28 May 2005 and have three children, proceeded to ancillary matters covering division of matrimonial assets, care and control of the children, and maintenance for the children. The court valued the pool of matrimonial assets at S$8,879,649.47 and divided it 50.5% to the Husband and 49.5% to the Wife, a determination the Husband has appealed together with the related transfer orders.
[2023] SGHCF 42 explained
DDM v DDL ([2023] SGHCF 42) is a Singapore judgment decided by the High Court (Family Division) on 3 October 2023. It is categorised under Family Law. It is a recent decision; within this corpus no later judgment has cited it yet. 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 42 about?
DDM v DDL ([2023] SGHCF 42) is a High Court (Family Division) decision from 2023. Its published catchwords are “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.
Summary
This case involved the ancillary matters between a Singaporean wife and a Malaysian husband and permanent resident, who married in 2005 and had three children, in an uncontested divorce. The main issues were the division of matrimonial assets, care and control of and access to the children, and children's maintenance. The court valued the asset pool at S$8,879,649.47 and divided it 50.5% to the husband and 49.5% to the wife, making related transfer orders; the husband appealed against these determinations, and each party was ordered to bear its own costs.
What was DDM v DDL [2023] SGHCF 42 about?
It was an ancillary matters decision of Kwek Mean Luck J in the Family Division, delivered on 3 October 2023, resolving the division of matrimonial assets, care and control of three children, and maintenance following an uncontested divorce.
How were the matrimonial assets divided in [2023] SGHCF 42?
Kwek Mean Luck J valued the pool of matrimonial assets at S$8,879,649.47 and divided it 50.5% to the Husband and 49.5% to the Wife; the Husband has appealed against that determination and the related transfer orders.
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Read the full judgment on the official Singapore Courts portal.
Read on eLitigationSource: eLitigation ([2023] SGHCF 42)