WKM v WKN
Outcome
Appeal allowedWe allowed the appeal and reversed the order on care and control from the Mother to the Father.
Source: [2024] SGCA 1, Court of Appeal, decided 7 February 2024. Read directly from the judgment.
Key facts
| Court | Court of Appeal |
|---|---|
| Decided | |
| Judges | Debbie Ong Siew Ling, Judith Prakash, Sundaresh Menon |
| Charges / claim | Family Law |
| Outcome | Appeal allowed |
| Counsel | Crossbows LLP, Winchester Law LLC, Anuradha d/o Krishan Chand Sharma, Gulab Sobhraj, Low Wan Kwong Michael |
Source: [2024] SGCA 1, Court of Appeal, decided — eLitigation. Updated .
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Case Significance
WKM v WKN [2024] SGCA 1 was decided by the Court of Appeal of Singapore on 7 February 2024, with Debbie Ong Siew Ling JAD delivering the grounds of decision of a coram that also comprised Sundaresh Menon CJ and Judith Prakash SJ. The appeal, Civil Appeal No 29 of 2023, arose from District Court Appeal No 2 of 2023 and concerned care and control of and access arrangements for a young daughter, referred to as "C", who was 11 years old at the time of the appeal. The parents married on 12 February 2012 and C was born on 12 July 2012.
The grounds of decision restated that the welfare of the child is the paramount consideration in all proceedings involving children, describing this welfare principle as the "golden thread" running through proceedings affecting children's interests, citing BNS v BNT [2015] 3 SLR 973. The court addressed the place of judicial interviews of children and child welfare reports in family proceedings. The catchwords record the issues as Family Law — Custody — Care and control, including judicial interviews and child welfare reports. The judgment referenced the Children Act, Family Justice Act and Guardianship of Infants Act.
[2024] SGCA 1 explained
WKM v WKN ([2024] SGCA 1) is a Singapore judgment decided by the Court of Appeal on 7 February 2024. It is categorised under Family Law. Within this corpus it has since been cited by 3 other reported Singapore judgments, 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 [2024] SGCA 1 about?
WKM v WKN ([2024] SGCA 1) is a Court of Appeal decision from 2024. Its published catchwords are “Family Law — Custody — Care and control”, “Family Law — Custody — Care and control — Judicial interviews”, and “Family Law — Custody — Care and control — Child welfare reports”, which indicate the subject matter the judgment addresses. The full reasoning and orders are in the judgment itself, linked below.
Which legislation does [2024] SGCA 1 consider?
The judgment refers to Children Act, Family Justice Act, and Guardianship of Infants Act (Cap 122). The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.
How influential is [2024] SGCA 1?
Within this corpus, [2024] SGCA 1 has been cited by 3 later reported Singapore judgments. 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.
What did WKM v WKN [2024] SGCA 1 decide about child welfare?
In WKM v WKN [2024] SGCA 1, the Court of Appeal restated that the child's welfare is the paramount consideration in all proceedings involving children, calling this welfare principle the "golden thread", and examined judicial interviews and child welfare reports in care and control disputes.
Who decided WKM v WKN [2024] SGCA 1?
WKM v WKN [2024] SGCA 1 was decided by the Court of Appeal of Singapore on 7 February 2024. Debbie Ong Siew Ling JAD delivered the grounds of decision, sitting with Sundaresh Menon CJ and Judith Prakash SJ in Civil Appeal No 29 of 2023.
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Judgment
Read the full judgment on the official Singapore Courts portal.
Read on eLitigationSource: eLitigation ([2024] SGCA 1)