Are you a family lawyer currently practicing in Singapore, or have you practiced at some point in the past three years? If so, we’d like to get your thoughts on the Women’s Charter!
As part of AWARE’s advocacy efforts around the national gender equality review in 2020-2021, we are colle...
This letter was published in The Straits Times on March 8 2021.
We are heartened to see efforts by the Family Justice Courts and Ministry of Social and Family Development to strengthen the enforcement of maintenance orders and simplify the process of serving summonses (More efforts to deal with m...
We welcome the clarifications made by the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) about how it handles transnational divorce cases. These clarifications should bring about much-needed reassurance to migrant spouses in Singapore.
In our experience supporting migrant spouses through AWARE’s W...
Singapore is home to more than two million migrants, including those who have married Singaporean citizens and who are parents to Singaporean children. In the last few years, around one in four of all citizen marriages has been between a migrant (excluding Permanent Residents) and a Singaporean citi...
Important: Due to limited resources and overwhelming demand for counselling services during this period, AWARE's support groups have been cancelled until further notice. Clients seeking support for divorce-related issues can reach out to our Women's Helpline at 1800 777 5555 to speak with a train...
written by Bernard Foong and edited by Ashley Chua
Divorce takes up time, energy and money, and demands a lot of emotional resources. Regardless of whether or not you are prepared for it, the legal and financial reality of the process can hit hard for all parties. However, some basic knowledg...
written by Bernard Foong and edited by Ashley Chua
Divorce takes up time, energy and money, and demands a lot of emotional resources. Regardless of whether or not you are prepared for it, the legal and financial reality of the process can hit hard for all parties. However, some basic knowledge of...
written by Bernard Foong and edited by Ashley Chua
Divorce is often a daunting process. It takes up time, energy and money, and demands a lot of emotional resources.
Regardless of whether or not you are prepared for it, the legal and financial reality of the process can hit hard for all parties. H...
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