Parties who delay maintenance payments to frustrate the applicants should not be allowed to walk away without consequences once they pay up the arrears, said MP Lim Biow Chuan in Parliament on Monday (May 8). He said the Family Justice Courts should be given the power to make interim orders where necessary to ensure th
Therapeutic justice in the family justice system revolves around reducing acrimony in proceedings and ensuring that outcomes are practical and acceptable to the parties involved, without undue delay, complexity and unnecessary escalation, said MP Hany Soh. However, she said her observation as a lawyer is that stakehold
Information-gathering powers are a “game changer” that will allow Maintenance Enforcement Officers to distinguish between those who cannot pay and those who refuse to pay maintenance, says Law and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam.
Parliament on Monday passed amendments to several pieces of legislation aimed at improving the enforcement of maintenance payments and reducing acrimony in divorce cases. Cherie Lok tells us more.
Under the proposed Bill, maintenance enforcement officers can obtain personal financial information directly from government agencies and banks, and provide this to the court.