How much maintenance can I get after a divorce? The…
Spousal Maintenance
In Singapore, both wives and incapacitated husbands can apply for spousal maintenance under section 113 of the Women’s Charter. The applying spouse doesn’t have to file for divorce to seek maintenance; she or he may apply for support during the marriage, separation, or divorce proceedings.
When assessing the amount of maintenance to be paid by a man to his former wife, the court considers various factors.
In our series of articles on Spousal maintenance, we address the following:
- your entitlement to Spousal Maintenance
- how to calculate maintenance
- variation of maintenance
- maintenance for incapacitated husbands
- what the court will ask you, and more
Spousal Maintenance
In Singapore, both wives and incapacitated husbands can apply for spousal maintenance under section 113 of the Women’s Charter. The applying spouse doesn’t have to file for divorce to seek maintenance; she or he may apply for support during the marriage, separation, or divorce proceedings.
When assessing the amount of maintenance to be paid by a man to his former wife, the court considers various factors.
In our series of articles on Spousal maintenance, we address the following:
- your entitlement to Spousal Maintenance
- how to calculate maintenance
- variation of maintenance
- maintenance for incapacitated husbands
- what the court will ask you, and more
During mediation, in determining the issue of maintenance and what…
In Singapore, according to Section 114(1) of the Women’s Charter, the court will take into account all the circumstances of the case in assessing the maintenance due to a former wife from her husband.
We will take you through four case studies to give you a sense of the considerations that come into play in determining the maintenance sum.
In Singapore, pursuant to Section 69 of the Women’s Charter,…
In deciding how to divide the matrimonial assets fairly between…
When considering divorce, spouses who are partially or wholly financially dependent on their partners are often concerned about whether they can receive spousal maintenance.
The court has the power to vary the maintenance sum…
In December 2013, the DP SME Commercial Credit Bureau collected $1.28 million in unpaid matrimonial maintenance payments from
You must have heard this being mentioned by your lawyers or perhaps you read up or heard from friends who were divorced too.
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