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 9 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

Case Significance

[2025] SGHC(A) 2 is a High Court (Appellate Division) decision dated 5 February 2025 concerning Family law, specifically addressing matrimonial assets. The judgment was delivered by Debbie Ong Siew Ling, with Mavis Chionh Sze Chyi and Woo Bih Li on the coram. The case was brought by WXW (appellant) against WXX (respondent). Legal representation was provided by A C Shone & Co and Tembusu Law LLC. The judgment cites 10 cases. This decision has been cited by 7 subsequent judgments in the dataset.

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.

What was decided in [2025] SGHC(A) 2?

[2025] SGHC(A) 2 (WXW v WXX) is a High Court (Appellate Division) decision from 5 February 2025 addressing Family law, specifically matrimonial assets. The judgment was delivered by Debbie Ong Siew Ling.

Who were the parties in WXW v WXX?

The appellant in [2025] SGHC(A) 2 was WXW, and the respondent was WXX. Legal representation included Tembusu Law LLC and A C Shone & Co. The case was decided on 5 February 2025 in the High Court (Appellate Division).

Which judge decided [2025] SGHC(A) 2?

[2025] SGHC(A) 2 was delivered by Debbie Ong Siew Ling in the High Court (Appellate Division) on 5 February 2025. Mavis Chionh Sze Chyi and Woo Bih Li also sat on the coram. The case concerned Family law.

What cases and statutes does [2025] SGHC(A) 2 cite?

[2025] SGHC(A) 2 cites 10 prior decisions. The decision has itself been cited by 7 subsequent judgments.

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