YDD v YDE
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Case Significance
In YDD v YDE [2026] SGFC 67, decided on 5 May 2026, District Judge Edmund Chew of the Family Court resolved ancillary matters following the dissolution of an 11-year marriage (5 January 2014 to 7 January 2025). The court, after ordering a Custody Evaluation Report, granted joint custody of the three children to both parties but awarded care and control to the Defendant Husband effective 1 February 2026, with the Plaintiff Wife — who acted in person — receiving alternating weekend access and up to two weekday evening visits per week. Child maintenance and school holiday access arrangements were also determined.
Summary
YDD v YDE concerned ancillary matters following an 11-year marriage dissolved by interim judgment in January 2025, with three children at issue. The key disputes were custody, care and control, access arrangements, and child maintenance. The court ordered joint custody with care and control to the father, structured access to the mother including alternate weekends and weekday evenings, and directed that child maintenance be paid.
How did Singapore's Family Court allocate care and control between parents in YDD v YDE after an 11-year marriage?
In YDD v YDE [2026] SGFC 67, District Judge Edmund Chew granted joint custody of three children to both parents but awarded care and control solely to the Defendant Husband from 1 February 2026, after commissioning a Custody Evaluation Report, with the self-represented Plaintiff Wife receiving alternating weekend and weekday evening access.
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Read on eLitigationSource: eLitigation ([2026] SGFC 67)