Posted by
andrew888
19 yrs ago
Hello foreign ex-husbands, I am looking to talk to someone who has gone through divorce proceedings in Singapore. I have spoken to multiple of lawyers here and nobody can give me even rough understanding what is likely financial and custody related consequences. I am not expecting anyone can provide clear $ figure but you guys who have went this through could probably give me good advice. I understand that for most of you its not comfortable discussion to have but please help! I am German man and my wife is Singaporean, we have 2.5 years old daughter.
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Actually, this can be very subjective. I would recommend that you and wife agree with a sum. Basically, a wife can ask for a division of assets and maintenance. If you wife is getting a good salary herself, no maintenance will be granted.
Custody of the daughter is likely to be granted to the mother.
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Whether it is Singapore or China, the chances of custody of minor children are in theory the same between the father and the mother. However, in practice, if you look at the statistic, the mother usually have an edge. The issue here is more complicated. If the father has custody of the daughter, the daughter will have to leave Singapore, the mother will not be able to visit the daughter. Of course, the same problem will be faced by the father if the mother has custody of the daughter. What do you think the Singapore court will do? Maintain the status quo, and that will mean granting to the mother if the girl is currently in Singapore. Of course, there may be other factors that favour the father. No one will dare to give a 100% sure answer.
Even if a lawyer read through all the facts, he or she is not able to judge what the wife will raise in court. Furthermore, no two cases are the same.
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UH20
19 yrs ago
This is not true. In mainland China, the law presumes mothers are best suited to custody of minor children especially of primary school age or younger. The only way around this is if the parents have a mutually agreed upon stipulation to the contrary.
Singapore, however, may be as you say. China, though, is not.
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My ex-firm has done quite a number of divorce cases where the husband got custody of the children. The funny thing here is the husband's claim that his mother is willing to look after the kid is accepted by the Chinese court. I don't do divorce cases but quite a number of my ex-firm lawyer does nothing but divorce. This is what they told me. Maybe UH20 is a divorce lawyer and can advise better.
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UH20
19 yrs ago
The divorce laws in China are clear should one ever read them. All things being equal, mothers are given legal preference over fathers if the children are primary school age or younger. Please don't get accustomed to free legal education, but "all things being equal" means that there is no material difference between the two parents such as, for example, alcoholism, extra-marital affairs, psychiatric problems, etc ... . Again, this is Mainland law and obviously wouldn't apply in Singapore, but as lawyer you already know that, right?
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why do you believe you must deal in Singapore? where are you and your wife currently residing??
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