TAY HWEE LAN v 1. ) EE KIM SEONG 2. ) NG WEI JI
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Keywords Tay Hwee Lan v. Ee Kim Seong & Ng Wei Ji [K.1] bth 3.7.2026 Law Reform (Marriage and Divorce) Act 1976 – Section 76 – Division of matrimonial assets – Post-2017 amendments – Assets acquired during marriage – Statutory inclination towards equality. Law Reform (Marriage and Divorce) Act 1976 – Section 76(2) – Financial contribution – Non-financial contribution – Homemaker contribution – Long marriage – Equality of division. Law Reform (Marriage and Divorce) Act 1976 – Section 76 – Matrimonial assets – Sole ownership by one spouse – Whether assets acquired by sole effort remain divisible after 2017 amendments. Law Reform (Marriage and Divorce) Act 1976 – Section 76 – Repeal of former subsections (3) and (4) – Whether distinction between joint-effort and sole-effort assets survives. Matrimonial Property – Matrimonial home – Investment properties – Employees Provident Fund – Vehicles – Bank savings – Assets acquired during marriage – Equal division. Employees Provident Fund – EPF savings – Withdrawal before divorce – Whether withdrawn EPF monies remain matrimonial assets – Charge upon sale proceeds. Evidence – Matrimonial proceedings – Duty of full and frank disclosure – Failure to disclose assets – Adverse inference – Section 114(g) Evidence Act 1950. Practice and Procedure – Valuation of matrimonial assets – Failure to produce valuation evidence – Court resolving evidential uncertainty against defaulting spouse. Law Reform (Marriage and Divorce) Act 1976 – Section 76(2)(b) – Debts contracted for joint benefit – Judgment debts between spouses – Industrial Court award – Labour Court judgment – Adultery compensation – Whether deductible from matrimonial pool. Family Law – Division of matrimonial assets – Equal division – Long marriage – Homemaker spouse – Working spouse – Dual financial and domestic contributions. Family Law – Fault – Adultery – Delay in filing divorce petition – Whether relevant to division of matrimonial assets. Civil Procedure – Registrar empowered to execute transfer documents – Sale of matrimonial properties – Liberty to apply.
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