SUZANAH REBECCA RAJAN v 1. ) ONG HAM BOON @ ONG HANG BOON 2. ) LIM CHIN LIN

ba-33-569-11-2021 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 16 April 2025 • BA-33-569-11/2021 • 47 min read

8 cases cited (0 SG, 8 foreign)

Catchwords

1. The Petitioner Wife (PW) filed a petition for judicial separation against the Respondent Husband (RH) seeking inter alia maintenance for herself and the 2 children of the marriage, division of matrimonial home assets and damages against the 2nd Respondent for alleged adultery with the RH which she claimed had caused the irretrievable breakdown of the marriage. 2. The RH filed a cross-petition dated 16.2.2022 and subsequently amended on 28.4.2022 seeking to dissolve the marriage between them. 3. The JSP was premised on sections 53 and 54(1)(a) and (b) of the Law Reform (Marriage and Divorce) Act 1976 (LRA) while the Amended cross-petition was filed pursuant to section 54(1)(b) LRA.

Judges (1)

Julie Lack Delivered

Counsel (9)

Ajeet Sidhu Firm Jerald Gomez Firm WK Ng & Co. Firm Amanda Ooi Counsel Petitioner Chen Siew Thong Counsel Respondent Gurmit Singh Counsel Respondent Jennifer Thomas Counsel Respondent Ng Wai Kiat Counsel Respondent Yvonne Raj Counsel Petitioner

Parties (3)

Lim Chin Lin Respondent Ong Ham Boon @ Ong Hang Boon Respondent Suzanah Rebecca Rajan Petitioner

Statutes Cited

Evidence Act 1950 (Cap 56)

Cases Cited (8)

MY (8)

[1961] 1 MLJ 105 [1989] 3 MLJ 106 [1997] 1 CLJ 375 [2008] 4 CLJ 105 [2011] 6 CLJ 782 [2016] 6 CLJ 538 [2021] 10 MLJ 458 [2022] MLJU 2501

Judgment

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