XNM v XNN

[2025] SGHCF 42 High Court (Family Division) 15 July 2025 HCF/DT 4824/2022 20 min read

10 cases cited

Key facts

Court	High Court (Family Division)
Decided	15 July 2025
Judge	Tan Siong Thye
Charges / claim	Family Law
Counsel	East Asia Law Corporation, Vinit Chhabra Law Corporation, Chhabra Vinit, Manickam Kasturibai

Source: [2025] SGHCF 42, High Court (Family Division), decided 15 July 2025 — eLitigation. Updated 3 July 2026.

Catchwords

Family Law — Matrimonial assets — Division

Practice Areas

Family Law

Judges (1)

Tan Siong Thye Delivered

Counsel (4)

East Asia Law Corporation Firm Vinit Chhabra Law Corporation Firm Chhabra Vinit Counsel Defendant Manickam Kasturibai Counsel Plaintiff

Parties (2)

XNM Plaintiff XNN Defendant

Case Significance

[2025] SGHCF 42 is a High Court (Family Division) decision dated 15 July 2025 concerning Family Law, specifically addressing matrimonial assets. The judgment was delivered by Tan Siong Thye. The case was brought by XNM (plaintiff) against XNN (defendant). Legal representation was provided by East Asia Law Corporation and Vinit Chhabra Law Corporation. The judgment cites 10 cases.

[2025] SGHCF 42 explained

XNM v XNN ([2025] SGHCF 42) is a Singapore judgment decided by the High Court (Family Division) on 15 July 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 42 about?

XNM v XNN ([2025] SGHCF 42) is a High Court (Family Division) decision from 2025. Its published catchwords are “Family Law — Matrimonial assets — Division”, which indicate the subject matter the judgment addresses. The full reasoning and orders are in the judgment itself, linked below.

Summary

A divorce involving an 11-year childless marriage between a Russian wife and Belarusian husband, with the main dispute over the division of the husband's Singapore-incorporated holding company and subsidiary. The court divided the matrimonial assets 80:20 in favour of the husband after drawing an adverse inference against the wife for failing to disclose bank statements, and made no order on spousal maintenance.

What was decided in [2025] SGHCF 42?

[2025] SGHCF 42 (XNM v XNN) is a High Court (Family Division) decision from 15 July 2025 addressing Family Law, specifically matrimonial assets. The judgment was delivered by Tan Siong Thye.

Who were the parties in XNM v XNN ([2025] SGHCF 42)?

The plaintiff in [2025] SGHCF 42 was XNM, and the defendant was XNN. Legal representation included East Asia Law Corporation and Vinit Chhabra Law Corporation. The case was decided on 15 July 2025 in the High Court (Family Division).