WXW v WXX

[2025] SGHC(A) 2 High Court (Appellate Division) 5 February 2025 • AD/CA 65/2024 • 19 min read

10 cases cited Cited by 8 cases

Catchwords

Family law — Matrimonial assets — Division — Dual-income or single-income marriage

Practice Areas

Family law

Judges (3)

Debbie Ong Siew Ling Delivered Mavis Chionh Sze Chyi Coram Woo Bih Li Coram

Counsel (5)

A C Shone & Co Firm Tembusu Law LLC Firm Aye Cheng Shone Counsel Appellant Natasha Choo Sen Yew Counsel Appellant Wong Shoou-Huang Jonathan Counsel Respondent

Parties (2)

WXW Appellant WXX Respondent

Summary

An appeal concerning the division of matrimonial assets in a 34-year marriage where the husband had not been in full-time employment for over 25 years. The Appellate Division allowed the wife's appeal, finding this was not a single-income marriage, and varied the division ratio from 60:40 to 67:33 in the wife's favour.

Cases Cited (10)

SG (1)

[2024] SGHCF 24

SLR (9)

[2007] 3 SLR(R) 743 [2011] 2 SLR 1157 [2015] 4 SLR 1043 [2017] 1 SLR 609 [2017] 4 SLR 921 [2020] 1 SLR 551 [2020] 2 SLR 588 [2020] 3 SLR 683 [2024] 1 SLR 459