YJO v YJP

[2026] SGHCF 33 High Court (Family Division) 25 September 2026 HCF/DT 2675/2023 41 min read
11 cases cited

Key facts

Court High Court (Family Division)
Decided
Judge Mavis Chionh Sze Chyi
Charges / claim Family Law
Counsel Amolat & Partners, Yeo & Associates LLC, Alvina Chitra Logan, Amolat Singh, Helena Amolak, Lim Junchen Xavier, Sankari Siva Sankaran

Source: [2026] SGHCF 33, High Court (Family Division), decided — eLitigation. Updated .

Catchwords

Practice Areas

Judges (1)

Counsel (7)

Amolat & Partners Firm
Yeo & Associates LLC Firm Alvina Chitra Logan Counsel for the defendant
Amolat Singh Counsel for the plaintiff
Helena Amolak Counsel for the plaintiff
Lim Junchen Xavier Counsel for the defendant
Sankari Siva Sankaran Counsel for the defendant

Parties (2)

YJO Plaintiff
YJP Defendant

Case Significance

YJO v YJP [2026] SGHCF 33 was decided by Mavis Chionh Sze Chyi J in the General Division of the High Court (Family Division) on 25 September 2026. The parties married on 16 May 1994 and have two daughters. The Husband filed for divorce on 7 June 2023, and interim judgment was granted on 20 September 2023. The ancillary matters were the division of matrimonial assets and maintenance for the Wife. The matrimonial pool was valued at $5,490,113.99, with the Wife to receive $2,745,056.99. The Matrimonial Home was transferred to the Husband on payment of $725,122.08 to the Wife. The court ordered no maintenance for the Wife and each party to bear his or her own costs.

[2026] SGHCF 33 explained

YJO v YJP ([2026] SGHCF 33) is a Singapore judgment decided by the High Court (Family Division) on 25 September 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] SGHCF 33 about?

YJO v YJP ([2026] SGHCF 33) is a High Court (Family Division) decision from 2026. Its published catchwords are “Family Law — Maintenance — Wife” and “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.

Which legislation does [2026] SGHCF 33 consider?

The judgment refers to Family Justice Act. The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.

What earlier Singapore cases does [2026] SGHCF 33 cite?

Among the in-corpus authorities it refers to are [2025] SGHCF 8 and [2023] SGHC(A) 28. The complete list of cases cited, and of later cases that cite this decision, is shown on this page.

Summary

The General Division of the High Court (Family Division) decided the ancillary matters in a divorce of parties married on 16 May 1994 after a marriage of approximately 29 years 4 months. It divided the matrimonial pool, totalling $5,490,113.99, so that the Wife receives $2,745,056.99 including assets in her own name and her share of the Matrimonial Home. The Husband is to pay the Wife $725,122.08 for the Matrimonial Home and a further $1,617,116.93 on closure of the Joint DBS Bank Account, subject to deductions. No maintenance was ordered for the Wife.

How were matrimonial assets divided in YJO v YJP ([2026] SGHCF 33)?

The court valued the matrimonial pool at $5,490,113.99 and gave the Wife $2,745,056.99, including assets in her own name and her share of the Matrimonial Home. The Husband was ordered to pay the Wife $1,617,116.93 on closure of the Joint DBS Bank Account, subject to deductions.

Was maintenance ordered for the wife in [2026] SGHCF 33?

No. The court held that the $2,745,056.99 the Wife would receive was a sum which, if invested properly, would be sufficient to maintain her, so no further maintenance was needed. The interim maintenance order was rescinded.

Statutes Cited

Family Justice Act

Cases Cited (11)

SG (4)
[2016] SGCA 2 [2019] SGHCF 4 [2023] SGHC(A) 28 [2025] SGHCF 8
SLR (7)
[2008] 2 SLR(R) 108 [2012] 2 SLR 506 [2016] 2 SLR 686 [2016] 4 SLR 145 [2017] 1 SLR 609 [2021] 1 SLR 426 [2024] 1 SLR 459

Related cases

Other Singapore judgments involving the same parties or counsel.

Judgment

Read the full judgment on the official Singapore Courts portal.

Read on eLitigation

Source: eLitigation ([2026] SGHCF 33)