WXD v WXC

[2025] SGHCF 14 High Court (Family Division) 18 February 2025 • HCF/DCA 16/2024|HCF/DCA 17/2024 ( HCF/SUM 210/2024 ) • 87 min read

30 cases cited (29 SG, 1 foreign) Cited by 3 cases

Catchwords

Family Law — Matrimonial assets

Practice Areas

Family Law

Judges (1)

Tan Siong Thye Delivered

Counsel (6)

Godwin Campos LLC Firm I.R.B. Law LLP Firm Adam Naeha Sitara Binte Adam Rabbani Counsel Respondent Campos Godwin Gilbert Counsel Respondent Pang Khin Wee (Peng Qinwei) Counsel Appellant U Sethuraj Naidu Counsel Respondent

Parties (2)

WXC Respondent WXD Appellant

Case Significance

[2025] SGHCF 14 is a High Court (Family Division) decision dated 18 February 2025 concerning Family Law, specifically addressing matrimonial assets. The judgment was delivered by Tan Siong Thye. The case was brought by WXD (appellant) against WXC (respondent). Legal representation was provided by I.R.B. Law LLP and Godwin Campos LLC. The judgment cites 30 cases (29 Singapore, 1 foreign) and references 2 statutory provisions, including the Family Justice Act and the Supreme Court of Judicature Act. This decision has been cited by 2 subsequent judgments in the dataset.

Summary

Cross-appeals on the division of matrimonial assets in a 10-year marriage where the wife suffered two strokes and was physically incapacitated. The court addressed multiple disputed assets including the husband's businesses and properties, and adjusted the wife's share of the matrimonial pool upward to account for the husband's failure to make proper disclosure.

What was decided in [2025] SGHCF 14?

[2025] SGHCF 14 (WXD v WXC) is a High Court (Family Division) decision from 18 February 2025 addressing Family Law, specifically matrimonial assets. The judgment was delivered by Tan Siong Thye.

Who were the parties in WXD v WXC?

The appellant in [2025] SGHCF 14 was WXD, and the respondent was WXC. Legal representation included I.R.B. Law LLP and Godwin Campos LLC. The case was decided on 18 February 2025 in the High Court (Family Division).

Which judge decided [2025] SGHCF 14?

[2025] SGHCF 14 was delivered by Tan Siong Thye in the High Court (Family Division) on 18 February 2025. The case concerned Family Law.

What cases and statutes does [2025] SGHCF 14 cite?

[2025] SGHCF 14 cites 30 prior decisions, including 1 from foreign jurisdictions. It references Family Justice Act, Supreme Court of Judicature Act. The decision has itself been cited by 2 subsequent judgments.

Statutes Cited

Family Justice Act

Supreme Court of Judicature Act (Cap 322)

s 22 s 59(4)

Cases Cited (30)

SG (5)

[2018] SGCA 78 [2021] SGCA 18 [2021] SGCA 38 [2022] SGHC(A) 6 [2024] SGHCF 21

SLR (24)

[1996] 1 SLR(R) 633 [1996] 3 SLR(R) 605 [2007] 2 SLR(R) 729 [2007] 3 SLR(R) 743 [2009] 4 SLR(R) 935 [2010] 4 SLR 617 [2011] 2 SLR 1157 [2012] 2 SLR 365 [2015] 2 SLR 195 [2015] 4 SLR 1043 [2016] 2 SLR 686 [2016] 4 SLR 145 [2017] 1 SLR 609 [2017] 4 SLR 921 [2018] 1 SLR 1015 [2018] 2 SLR 215 [2018] 2 SLR 833 [2019] 1 SLR 608 [2019] 2 SLR 341 [2020] 2 SLR 858 [2020] 4 SLR 921 [2021] 1 SLR 426 [2023] 1 SLR 1524 [2024] 1 SLR 851

UK (1)

[1954] 1 WLR 1489

Cited By (3)

Judgment

Read the full judgment on the official Singapore Courts portal.

Read on eLitigation

Source: eLitigation ([2025] SGHCF 14)