WZF v WZG

[2025] SGHCF 1 High Court (Family Division) 9 January 2025 • HCF/DT 1420/2023 • 95 min read
38 cases cited Cited by 2 cases

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Case Significance

[2025] SGHCF 1 is a High Court (Family Division) decision dated 9 January 2025 concerning Family Law, specifically addressing custody, maintenance, and matrimonial assets. The judgment was delivered by Mohamed Faizal. The case was brought by WZF (plaintiff) against WZG (defendant). Legal representation was provided by Constellation Law Chambers LLC and Kishan Law Chambers. The judgment cites 38 cases and references 1 statutory provision, namely the Evidence Act. This decision has been cited by 1 subsequent judgment in the dataset.

Summary

A divorce case where the husband engaged in one of the most brazen attempts to conceal assets from the matrimonial pool, declaring numerous assets as worthless without objective evidence. The court drew strong adverse inferences and awarded approximately 69% of the assessed matrimonial assets to the wife, with the husband ordered to pay $36,000 per month in child maintenance.

What was decided in [2025] SGHCF 1?

[2025] SGHCF 1 (WZF v WZG) is a High Court (Family Division) decision from 9 January 2025 addressing Family Law, specifically custody, maintenance, and matrimonial assets. The judgment was delivered by Mohamed Faizal.

Who were the parties in WZF v WZG?

The plaintiff in [2025] SGHCF 1 was WZF, and the defendant was WZG. Legal representation included Kishan Law Chambers and Constellation Law Chambers LLC. The case was decided on 9 January 2025 in the High Court (Family Division).

Which judge decided [2025] SGHCF 1?

[2025] SGHCF 1 was delivered by Mohamed Faizal in the High Court (Family Division) on 9 January 2025. The case concerned Family Law.

What cases and statutes does [2025] SGHCF 1 cite?

[2025] SGHCF 1 cites 38 prior decisions. It references Evidence Act. The decision has itself been cited by 1 subsequent judgment.

Statutes Cited

Cases Cited (38)

SG (16)
[2008] SGHC 166 [2014] SGHC 256 [2015] SGHC 17 [2016] SGCA 2 [2017] SGHCF 1 [2019] SGHCF 8 [2020] SGHCF 18 [2020] SGHCF 20 [2023] SGHCF 10 [2023] SGHCF 14 [2023] SGHCF 3 [2023] SGHCF 36 [2023] SGHCF 38 [2024] SGFC 46 [2024] SGHCF 16 [2024] SGHCF 47
SLR (22)
[1991] 2 SLR(R) 196 [2002] 2 SLR(R) 616 [2005] 3 SLR(R) 690 [2007] 3 SLR(R) 233 [2011] 2 SLR 1157 [2011] 3 SLR 294 [2011] 3 SLR 955 [2014] 4 SLR 559 [2015] 4 SLR 1043 [2016] 3 SLR 1137 [2016] 4 SLR 674 [2017] 1 SLR 609 [2018] 5 SLR 1089 [2019] 1 SLR 608 [2020] 2 SLR 588 [2020] 2 SLR 858 [2021] 1 SLR 426 [2021] 5 SLR 1233 [2022] 5 SLR 301 [2024] 1 SLR 851 [2024] 2 SLR 557 [2024] 5 SLR 979

Cited By (2)

Judgment

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Read on eLitigation

Source: eLitigation ([2025] SGHCF 1)