YDD v YDE
Key facts
| Court | Family Court |
|---|---|
| Decided | |
| Judge | Edmund Chew |
| Charges / claim | Family Law |
| Counsel | Anthony Law Corporation, Lee Wei Fan |
Source: [2026] SGFC 67, Family Court, decided — eLitigation. Updated .
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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.
[2026] SGFC 67 explained
YDD v YDE ([2026] SGFC 67) is a Singapore judgment decided by the Family Court on 5 May 2026. 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 [2026] SGFC 67 about?
YDD v YDE ([2026] SGFC 67) is a Family Court decision from 2026. Its published catchwords are “Family Law — Custody — Access”, “Family Law — Maintenance — Child”, and “Family Law — Custody — Care and control”, which indicate the subject matter the judgment addresses. The full reasoning and orders are in the judgment itself, linked below.
Which legislation does [2026] SGFC 67 consider?
The judgment refers to Central Provident Fund Act, Family Justice Act, and The above orders are made subject to the Central Provident Fund Act (Cap 36). The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.
What earlier Singapore cases does [2026] SGFC 67 cite?
Among the in-corpus authorities it refers to are [2024] SGCA 1. The complete list of cases cited, and of later cases that cite this decision, is shown on this page.
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 ([2026] SGFC 67)?
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)