XWP v XWQ

[2025] SGFC 140 Family Court 9 January 2026 FC/D 5053/2022 ( FC/SUM 2035/2024,FC/SUM 1749/2024 ) · HCF/DCA 121/2025 20 min read

5 cases cited

Key facts

Court	Family Court
Decided	9 January 2026
Judge	Shobha Nair
Charges / claim	Family Law
Counsel	PY Legal LLC, Audrey Liaw Shu Juan

Source: [2025] SGFC 140, Family Court, decided 9 January 2026 — eLitigation. Updated 3 July 2026.

Catchwords

Family Law – Custody, care and control of child - Variation of consent order

Practice Areas

Family Law

Judges (1)

Shobha Nair Delivered

Counsel (2)

PY Legal LLC Firm Audrey Liaw Shu Juan Counsel Defendant

Parties (2)

XWP Plaintiff XWQ Defendant

Case Significance

[2025] SGFC 140 is a Family Court decision dated 9 January 2026 concerning Family Law, specifically addressing custody, care and control of child. The judgment was delivered by Shobha Nair. The case was brought by XWP (plaintiff) against XWQ (defendant). The judgment cites 5 cases.

[2025] SGFC 140 explained

XWP v XWQ ([2025] SGFC 140) is a Singapore judgment decided by the Family Court on 9 January 2026. 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 140 about?

XWP v XWQ ([2025] SGFC 140) is a Family Court decision from 2025. Its published catchwords are “Family Law – Custody, care and control of child - Variation of consent order”, which indicate the subject matter the judgment addresses. The full reasoning and orders are in the judgment itself, linked below.

What earlier Singapore cases does [2025] SGFC 140 cite?

Among the in-corpus authorities it refers to are [2025] SGHCF 26 and [2024] SGHCF 29. The complete list of cases cited, and of later cases that cite this decision, is shown on this page.

Summary

An application by both parents to vary a consent order on custody and care arrangements for their 7-year-old daughter. The court found no reason to change the existing shared care and control terms, as the child was thriving, but rescinded conditions requiring the father to place a $20,000 deposit for overseas travel and allowed both parents to hold passports.

What was decided in [2025] SGFC 140?

[2025] SGFC 140 (XWP v XWQ) is a Family Court decision from 9 January 2026 addressing Family Law, specifically custody, care and control of child. The judgment was delivered by Shobha Nair.

Who were the parties in XWP v XWQ ([2025] SGFC 140)?

The plaintiff in [2025] SGFC 140 was XWP, and the defendant was XWQ. Legal representation included PY Legal LLC. The case was decided on 9 January 2026 in the Family Court.