Under the Women's Charter, a couple may only apply for divorce after three years of marriage due to the government's policy concerns about the sanctity of marriage and making sure that parties do not rush into being married. Divorce within 1 Year of Marriage in Singapore, is thus technically prohibited.
However, the Family Justice Court in Singapore may allow couples to apply for divorce within a year of their marriage if it can be demonstrated that the parties to the divorce have engaged in unusual depravity on the side of the defendant or the plaintiff.
It should be observed that remarkable depravity and significant hardship are very difficult to prove, and that adultery, stress, and physical abuse often do not fit into either category.
The plaintiff would have to show that the marriage has irretrievably broken down based on one of the following circumstances in addition to proving extraordinary hardship or extraordinary depravity:
Reasonable behaviour, desertion, four years of separation, three years of separation (with consent), and adultery are all grounds for divorce (with effect from 2023).
Substitutes to Divorce within 1 Year of Marriage in Singapore
If the marriage has not been legally dissolved due to one party's willful refusal or incapacity, the other party's lack of valid consent, the defendant's STD at the time of the marriage, which the plaintiff was unaware of, or the defendant's wife's pregnancy with another man's child at the time of the marriage, which the plaintiff's husband was unaware of, you may decide to file for an annulment in states without a three-year marriage requirement.
After an annulment, the marriage will be deemed to have never existed and will be deemed null and void.
You could also consider drafting a separation agreement with your husband or requesting a judicial separation while you wait the required three years. The partners can therefore agree on the terms of their separation and live apart legally (and subsequent divorce).
You could find it helpful to look into further extra choices while your marriage is still two years short of its third anniversary. For instance, if there was domestic abuse or if you were put in fear of injury, you could want to file for a personal protection order.
If you are the wife or the one taking care of the kids, you may also ask your spouse for maintenance.
A competent divorce attorney in Singapore will be able to inform you right away if you have a good case for divorcing within a year of marriage. This is due to the fact that they are conversant with the legal system.
So, whether you are looking for a divorce lawyer or Probate Lawyer in Singapore, Populus Law Corporation has the answer.
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