VMG v VMH

[2023] SGHCF 45 High Court (Family Division) 25 October 2023 HCF/DCA 46/2023

Cited by 1 case

Key facts

Court	High Court (Family Division)
Decided	25 October 2023
Judge	Choo Han Teck
Charges / claim	Family Law
Counsel	Legal Aid Bureau, Darren Chan Eng Jin, Joanne Ho, Victor Lim See Wai

Source: [2023] SGHCF 45, High Court (Family Division), decided 25 October 2023 — eLitigation. Updated 10 July 2026.

Catchwords

Family Law — Custody — Access — Increase in the access time for the father

Practice Areas

Family Law

Judges (1)

Choo Han Teck Delivered

Counsel (4)

Legal Aid Bureau Firm

Darren Chan Eng Jin Counsel for the respondent

Joanne Ho Counsel for the respondent

Victor Lim See Wai Counsel for the respondent

Parties (2)

VMG Appellant

VMH Respondent

Case Significance

VMG v VMH [2023] SGHCF 45 is a grounds of decision of Choo Han Teck J in the General Division of the High Court (Family Division), delivered on 25 October 2023 in District Court Appeal No 46 of 2023. It was the father's appeal against a District Judge's decision dismissing his application to vary the access arrangements for his son, over whom both parents have joint custody and the mother has care and control. Under the arrangements first made in 2021, the father was given 10 hours of access each week plus additional hours on public holidays, his birthday and the Tamil New Year, and in this appeal he sought expanded access including overnight weekend access and weekly school-holiday access.

Summary

This was an appeal by a father against a district judge's dismissal of his application to vary access arrangements for his six-year-old son, of whom the mother had care and control. The father sought expanded access, including overnight and additional school-holiday time, to spend more time with the child. The court increased the father's Saturday and Sunday access and granted additional access during the December holidays until a review date of 1 June 2024, and admitted a psychological report of the child for completeness, with no order as to costs.

What was VMG v VMH [2023] SGHCF 45 about?

It was the father's appeal before Choo Han Teck J against a District Judge's dismissal of his application to vary access to his son, decided in the Family Division of the High Court on 25 October 2023.

What access did the father seek in [2023] SGHCF 45?

The father, who had 10 hours of access each week plus holiday hours under arrangements first made in 2021, sought expanded access including overnight weekend access from Saturday to Sunday and weekly school-holiday access from Wednesday to Sunday.