WVZ v WVY

[2025] SGHCF 12 High Court (Family Division) 10 February 2025 HCF/DCA 14/2024 ( HCF/SUM 141/2024,HCF/SUM 3/2025,HCF/SUM 197/2024 ) · HCF/DCA 19/2024 ( HCF/SUM 184/2024 ) 16 min read

4 cases cited

Key facts

Court	High Court (Family Division)
Decided	10 February 2025
Judge	Choo Han Teck
Charges / claim	Family Law
Counsel	Eldan Law LLP, Lim Yong

Source: [2025] SGHCF 12, High Court (Family Division), decided 10 February 2025 — eLitigation. Updated 3 July 2026.

Catchwords

Family Law — Custody — Care and control Family Law — Matrimonial assets — Division Family Law — Matrimonial assets — Matrimonial home

Practice Areas

Family Law

Judges (1)

Choo Han Teck Delivered

Counsel (2)

Eldan Law LLP Firm Lim Yong Counsel Appellant

Parties (2)

WVY Respondent WVZ Appellant

Case Significance

[2025] SGHCF 12 is a High Court (Family Division) decision dated 10 February 2025 concerning Family Law, specifically addressing custody and matrimonial assets. The judgment was delivered by Choo Han Teck. The case was brought by WVZ (appellant) against WVY (respondent). Legal representation was provided by Eldan Law LLP. The judgment cites 4 cases.

[2025] SGHCF 12 explained

WVZ v WVY ([2025] SGHCF 12) is a Singapore judgment decided by the High Court (Family Division) on 10 February 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] SGHCF 12 about?

WVZ v WVY ([2025] SGHCF 12) is a High Court (Family Division) decision from 2025. Its published catchwords are “Family Law — Custody — Care and control”, “Family Law — Matrimonial assets — Division”, and “Family Law — Matrimonial assets — Matrimonial home”, which indicate the subject matter the judgment addresses. The full reasoning and orders are in the judgment itself, linked below.

Summary

Cross-appeals in a divorce involving a Chinese-national couple with two children, disputing split care and control and the division of matrimonial assets including properties in China. The court dismissed the husband's appeal entirely and allowed the wife's appeal, finding that $133,089.30 from linked bank accounts should not have been added to the matrimonial pool.

What was decided in [2025] SGHCF 12?

[2025] SGHCF 12 (WVZ v WVY) is a High Court (Family Division) decision from 10 February 2025 addressing Family Law, specifically custody and matrimonial assets. The judgment was delivered by Choo Han Teck.

Who were the parties in WVZ v WVY ([2025] SGHCF 12)?

The appellant in [2025] SGHCF 12 was WVZ, and the respondent was WVY. Legal representation included Eldan Law LLP. The case was decided on 10 February 2025 in the High Court (Family Division).