XOA v XOB

[2025] SGHCF 37 High Court (Family Division) 20 June 2025 • HCF/DT 2875/2023 • 13 min read

5 cases cited

Outcome

Application granted

the application was granted, costs of $1,200 (all-in) was ordered against him for the delay.

Source: [2025] SGHCF 37, High Court (Family Division), decided 20 June 2025. Read directly from the judgment.

Key facts

Court	High Court (Family Division)
Decided	20 June 2025
Judge	Choo Han Teck
Charges / claim	Family Law
Outcome	Application granted
Sentence / award	$1,200
Counsel	Ignatius J & Associates, Sterling Law Corporation, Joseph Ignatius, Loo Liang Zhi, Tan Siew Kim

Source: [2025] SGHCF 37, High Court (Family Division), decided 20 June 2025 — eLitigation. Updated 25 June 2026.

Catchwords

Family Law — Maintenance — Wife Family Law — Maintenance — Child Family Law — Matrimonial assets — Division

Practice Areas

Family Law

Judges (1)

Choo Han Teck Delivered

Counsel (5)

Ignatius J & Associates Firm Sterling Law Corporation Firm Joseph Ignatius Counsel Plaintiff Loo Liang Zhi Counsel Defendant Tan Siew Kim Counsel Defendant

Parties (2)

XOA Plaintiff XOB Defendant

Case Significance

[2025] SGHCF 37 is a High Court (Family Division) decision dated 20 June 2025 concerning Family Law, specifically addressing maintenance and matrimonial assets. The judgment was delivered by Choo Han Teck. The case was brought by XOA (plaintiff) against XOB (defendant). Legal representation was provided by Ignatius J & Associates and Sterling Law Corporation. The judgment cites 5 cases.

Summary

Ancillary matters in a 29-year marriage between a husband earning $32,000 monthly at a statutory board and a wife who was terminated from her job, with $9.3 million in agreed matrimonial assets. The court ordered division, spousal maintenance, and child maintenance, finding that the husband had breached discovery orders and wilfully refused to disclose information.

What was decided in [2025] SGHCF 37?

[2025] SGHCF 37 (XOA v XOB) is a High Court (Family Division) decision from 20 June 2025 addressing Family Law, specifically maintenance and matrimonial assets. The judgment was delivered by Choo Han Teck.

Who were the parties in XOA v XOB ([2025] SGHCF 37)?

The plaintiff in [2025] SGHCF 37 was XOA, and the defendant was XOB. Legal representation included Sterling Law Corporation and Ignatius J & Associates. The case was decided on 20 June 2025 in the High Court (Family Division).