XWB v XWC
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Case Significance
[2025] SGFC 135 is a Family Court decision dated 15 December 2025 concerning (Personal protection orders, specifically addressing section 58b women’s charter. The judgment was delivered by Janice Chia. The case was brought by XWB (applicant) against XWC (respondent). The judgment cites 2 cases.
[2025] SGFC 135 explained
XWB v XWC ([2025] SGFC 135) is a Singapore judgment decided by the Family Court on 15 December 2025. It is categorised under (Personal protection orders. Within this corpus it has since been cited by 3 other reported Singapore judgments, a measure of how often later decisions have referred to it. This page summarises what the reported decision covers and links the primary sources — the full judgment, the statutes it cites, and the other cases it engages with — so the decision can be read in context. It is reference information, not legal advice, and it does not state the outcome or any holding beyond what the official judgment records.
What is [2025] SGFC 135 about?
XWB v XWC ([2025] SGFC 135) is a Family Court decision from 2025. Its published catchwords are “(Personal protection orders – section 58B Women’s Charter – emotional and psychological abuse)”, which indicate the subject matter the judgment addresses. The full reasoning and orders are in the judgment itself, linked below.
How influential is [2025] SGFC 135?
Within this corpus, [2025] SGFC 135 has been cited by 3 later reported Singapore judgments. That count reflects references from other decisions held in this corpus only and is a conservative lower bound on how often the case has actually been cited.
Summary
A mother applied for personal protection orders for herself and her 14-year-old daughter against the father, alleging a sustained pattern of emotional and psychological abuse under the amended s 58B of the Women's Charter, without any allegation of physical violence. The father denied the allegations and the court examined multiple incidents including verbal confrontations, CCTV monitoring, and parenting disagreements during ongoing divorce proceedings. The court dismissed both PPO applications, finding the incidents did not cross the threshold of emotional or psychological abuse as defined in the statute, and that both parties had contributed to the hostile home environment.
What was decided in [2025] SGFC 135?
[2025] SGFC 135 (XWB v XWC) is a Family Court decision from 15 December 2025 addressing (Personal protection orders, specifically section 58b women’s charter. The judgment was delivered by Janice Chia.
Who were the parties in XWB v XWC?
The applicant in [2025] SGFC 135 was XWB, and the respondent was XWC. Legal representation included Drew & Napier LLC. The case was decided on 15 December 2025 in the Family Court.
Which judge decided [2025] SGFC 135?
[2025] SGFC 135 was delivered by Janice Chia in the Family Court on 15 December 2025. The case concerned (Personal protection orders.
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Judgment
Read the full judgment on the official Singapore Courts portal.
Read on eLitigationSource: eLitigation ([2025] SGFC 135)