XLK v XLJ

[2025] SGHCF 50 High Court (Family Division) 28 August 2025 • HCF/DCA 39/2025 • 4 min read

Cited by 1 case

Outcome

Appeal dismissed

The appeal is therefore dismissed with costs.

Source: [2025] SGHCF 50, High Court (Family Division), decided 28 August 2025. Read directly from the judgment.

Key facts

Court	High Court (Family Division)
Decided	28 August 2025
Judge	Choo Han Teck
Charges / claim	Family Law
Outcome	Appeal dismissed
Counsel	Advox Law LLC, Fervent Chambers LLC, Clarence Lun Yaodong, Cornelius Sng Jia Chong

Source: [2025] SGHCF 50, High Court (Family Division), decided 28 August 2025 — eLitigation. Updated 25 June 2026.

Catchwords

Family Law — Child — Custody

Practice Areas

Family Law

Judges (1)

Choo Han Teck Delivered

Counsel (4)

Advox Law LLC Firm Fervent Chambers LLC Firm Clarence Lun Yaodong Counsel Appellant Cornelius Sng Jia Chong Counsel Respondent

Parties (2)

XLJ Respondent XLK Appellant

Case Significance

[2025] SGHCF 50 is a High Court (Family Division) decision dated 28 August 2025 concerning Family Law, specifically addressing child. The judgment was delivered by Choo Han Teck. The case was brought by XLK (appellant) against XLJ (respondent). Legal representation was provided by Fervent Chambers LLC and Advox Law LLC. The judgment references 1 statutory provision, namely the Guardianship of Infants Act. This decision has been cited by 1 subsequent judgment in the dataset.

Summary

An appeal in a cross-border custody dispute where a father abducted his son from China to Singapore in defiance of Chinese court orders granting custody to the mother. The court dismissed the appeal, finding this was outright child abduction, and upheld the order returning the child to the mother, with costs of $8,500 awarded against the father.

What was decided in [2025] SGHCF 50?

[2025] SGHCF 50 (XLK v XLJ) is a High Court (Family Division) decision from 28 August 2025 addressing Family Law, specifically child. The judgment was delivered by Choo Han Teck.

Who were the parties in XLK v XLJ ([2025] SGHCF 50)?

The appellant in [2025] SGHCF 50 was XLK, and the respondent was XLJ. Legal representation included Advox Law LLC and Fervent Chambers LLC. The case was decided on 28 August 2025 in the High Court (Family Division).