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In Singapore you cannot simply divorce by consent alone until recently, and even now every divorce rests on one legal ground: that the marriage has broken down irretrievably. That is proved by one of six facts under the Women’s Charter 1961, from adultery to separation to the new mutual-agreement fact. These guides explain each fact, the three-year bar, and how annulment differs from divorce.
8 articles on grounds for divorce in Singapore.
Family Law
Irretrievable breakdown is the only ground for divorce in Singapore under s95(1) of the Women's Charter. The 6 facts that prove it, and how the courts apply the test.
7 May 2026
Family Law
Annulment vs divorce in Singapore. The grounds for void and voidable marriages, why annulment skips the 3-year bar, and when divorce is the correct route.
7 May 2026
Family Law
In Singapore you generally can't file in the first three years. The narrow s94(2) exception for exceptional hardship or depravity, and what actually qualifies.
7 May 2026
Family Law
Adultery divorce in Singapore: what the law actually requires, what counts as proof, and what most clients get wrong before they spend money on a private investigator.
6 May 2026
Family Law
What counts as unreasonable behaviour divorce singapore courts will accept under s95(3)(b). I walk through the categories and what the particulars need to look like.
6 May 2026
Family Law
A Singapore lawyer's plain-English guide to divorce by mutual agreement: what s95A actually requires, who it suits, and how the court handles it since 1 July 2024.
5 May 2026
Family Law
There is one ground for divorce in Singapore and six facts that prove it. I walk through each, from adultery to the new Divorce by Mutual Agreement, in plain English.
5 May 2026
Family Law
Contested vs uncontested divorce in Singapore: the real differences in process, timeline, cost, and what it takes to switch from one track to the other.
23 Aug 2024
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