XGO v XGN

[2025] SGHCF 60 High Court (Family Division) 24 October 2025 HCF/DCA 65/2025 · HCF/DCA 66/2025 4 min read

Key facts

Court	High Court (Family Division)
Decided	24 October 2025
Judge	Choo Han Teck
Charges / claim	Family Law
Counsel	Mahmood Gaznavi Chambers LLC, Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP, Mahmood Gaznavi s/o Bashir Muhammad, Rezza Gaznavi, Yoon Min Joo, Yvette Tay Yu Wei

Source: [2025] SGHCF 60, High Court (Family Division), decided 24 October 2025 — eLitigation. Updated 3 July 2026.

Catchwords

Family Law — Custody — No order made

Practice Areas

Family Law

Judges (1)

Choo Han Teck Delivered

Counsel (6)

Mahmood Gaznavi Chambers LLC Firm Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP Firm Mahmood Gaznavi s/o Bashir Muhammad Counsel Appellant Rezza Gaznavi Counsel Appellant Yoon Min Joo Counsel Respondent Yvette Tay Yu Wei Counsel Respondent

Parties (2)

XGN Respondent XGO Appellant

Case Significance

[2025] SGHCF 60 is a High Court (Family Division) decision dated 24 October 2025 concerning Family Law, specifically addressing custody. The judgment was delivered by Choo Han Teck. The case was brought by XGO (appellant) against XGN (respondent). Legal representation was provided by Mahmood Gaznavi Chambers LLC and Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP.

[2025] SGHCF 60 explained

XGO v XGN ([2025] SGHCF 60) is a Singapore judgment decided by the High Court (Family Division) on 24 October 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 60 about?

XGO v XGN ([2025] SGHCF 60) is a High Court (Family Division) decision from 2025. Its published catchwords are “Family Law — Custody — No order made”, which indicate the subject matter the judgment addresses. The full reasoning and orders are in the judgment itself, linked below.

Summary

Cross-appeals on custody orders for a child of Indonesian parents where the Indonesian Supreme Court had already granted custody to the mother and dismissed the father's appeal. The court allowed the mother's appeal and dismissed the father's, holding that the Singapore court should decline jurisdiction as the Indonesian courts were clearly the more appropriate forum.

What was decided in [2025] SGHCF 60?

[2025] SGHCF 60 (XGO v XGN) is a High Court (Family Division) decision from 24 October 2025 addressing Family Law, specifically custody. The judgment was delivered by Choo Han Teck.

Who were the parties in XGO v XGN ([2025] SGHCF 60)?

The appellant in [2025] SGHCF 60 was XGO, and the respondent was XGN. Legal representation included Mahmood Gaznavi Chambers LLC and Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP. The case was decided on 24 October 2025 in the High Court (Family Division).