XUH v XUI

[2025] SGFC 127 Family Court 26 November 2025 FC/D 5689/2023 · HCF/DCA 97/2025 41 min read
11 cases cited

Key facts

Court Family Court
Decided
Judge Kenneth Yap
Charges / claim Family Law
Counsel Clifford Law LLP, Sandhu Viviene Kaur

Source: [2025] SGFC 127, Family Court, decided — eLitigation. Updated .

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Case Significance

[2025] SGFC 127 is a Family Court decision dated 26 November 2025 concerning Family Law, specifically addressing custody. The judgment was delivered by Kenneth Yap. The case was brought by XUH (plaintiff) against XUI (defendant). The judgment cites 11 cases and references 3 statutory provisions, including the Evidence Act, the Family Justice Act, and the Mental Capacity Act.

[2025] SGFC 127 explained

XUH v XUI ([2025] SGFC 127) is a Singapore judgment decided by the Family Court on 26 November 2025. 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 [2025] SGFC 127 about?

XUH v XUI ([2025] SGFC 127) is a Family Court decision from 2025. Its published catchwords are “Family Law – custody – access, care and control Family Law – maintenance – child Family Law – matrimonial assets – division Mental Capacity Act – whether litigant has the mental capacity to conduct proceedings”, which indicate the subject matter the judgment addresses. The full reasoning and orders are in the judgment itself, linked below.

Which legislation does [2025] SGFC 127 consider?

The judgment refers to Evidence Act (Cap 97), Family Justice Act, and Mental Capacity Act (Cap 177A). The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.

Summary

In contentious ancillary matters following a divorce where the mother repeatedly failed to comply with court directions and absented herself from hearings, the court determined custody, division of the matrimonial property, and maintenance for the children and wife. The key issues included the father's capacity to parent given the mother's allegations of family violence, and the wife's claim for $2.58 million in lump sum maintenance. The court awarded the father care and control of the children with supervised access to the mother, divided the matrimonial property, and ordered $1,200 monthly spousal maintenance for 12 months.

What was decided in [2025] SGFC 127?

[2025] SGFC 127 (XUH v XUI) is a Family Court decision from 26 November 2025 addressing Family Law, specifically custody. The judgment was delivered by Kenneth Yap.

Who were the parties in XUH v XUI ([2025] SGFC 127)?

The plaintiff in [2025] SGFC 127 was XUH, and the defendant was XUI. Legal representation included Clifford Law LLP. The case was decided on 26 November 2025 in the Family Court.

Which judge decided [2025] SGFC 127?

[2025] SGFC 127 was delivered by Kenneth Yap in the Family Court on 26 November 2025. The case concerned Family Law.

What cases and statutes does [2025] SGFC 127 cite?

[2025] SGFC 127 cites 11 prior decisions. It references Evidence Act, Family Justice Act, Mental Capacity Act.

Statutes Cited

Cases Cited (11)

SG (10)
[2005] SGCA 37 [2010] SGHC 322 [2014] SGDC 125 [2015] SGCA 2 [2015] SGCA 34 [2015] SGHC 194 [2016] SGCA 2 [2017] SGCA 15 [2018] SGCA 78 [2021] SGCA 38
SLR (1)
[2013] 4 SLR 1257

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Judgment

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Source: eLitigation ([2025] SGFC 127)