XVT
Key facts
| Court | Family Court |
|---|---|
| Decided | |
| Judge | Shobha Nair |
| Charges / claim | Family Law |
| Counsel | I.R.B. Law LLP, Andrew Wong Wei Kiat |
Source: [2025] SGFC 129, Family Court, decided — eLitigation. Updated .
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Case Significance
[2025] SGFC 129 is a Family Court decision dated 4 December 2025 concerning Family Law, specifically addressing mental capacity act. The judgment was delivered by Shobha Nair. The judgment cites 2 cases and references 1 statutory provision, namely the Mental Capacity Act.
[2025] SGFC 129 explained
XVT ([2025] SGFC 129) is a Singapore judgment decided by the Family Court on 4 December 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 129 about?
XVT ([2025] SGFC 129) is a Family Court decision from 2025. Its published catchwords are “Family Law – Mental Capacity Act – Statutory Wills”, 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 129 consider?
The judgment refers to Mental Capacity Act (Cap 177A). The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.
Summary
A deputy for his mentally incapacitated brother applied under s 23(1)(k) of the Mental Capacity Act for a statutory will to be executed on P's behalf, directing that P's HDB flat be left to another brother (John) who had originally transferred his rights in the flat to P. The application was uncontested except by one sibling. The Family Court dismissed the application, finding the statutory will did not advance P's best interests as P had no expressed intention regarding the flat, and granting it would set bad precedent by using the MCA to circumvent intestacy laws for the benefit of third parties.
What was decided in [2025] SGFC 129?
[2025] SGFC 129 (XVT) is a Family Court decision from 4 December 2025 addressing Family Law, specifically mental capacity act. The judgment was delivered by Shobha Nair.
Which judge decided [2025] SGFC 129?
[2025] SGFC 129 was delivered by Shobha Nair in the Family Court on 4 December 2025. The case concerned Family Law.
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Judgment
Read the full judgment on the official Singapore Courts portal.
Read on eLitigationSource: eLitigation ([2025] SGFC 129)