YHH v YHI
Key facts
| Court | Family Court |
|---|---|
| Decided | |
| Judge | Marcus Ho |
| Charges / claim | Family Law |
| Counsel | LegalStandard LLP, Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP, John Thomas, Sarah Tan, Yoon Min Joo |
Source: [2026] SGFC 114, Family Court, decided — eLitigation. Updated .
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Case Significance
YHH v YHI [2026] SGFC 114 is a decision of District Judge Marcus Ho in the Family Court, dated 20 August 2026, in Maintenance Summons No 1634 of 2025. The Wife, a South Korean national, applied under s 69 of the Women's Charter 1961 for maintenance of S$3,850 for herself and S$4,350 for the child, plus backdated maintenance she put at S$81,700. The parties married in February 2024 and the Wife returned to Korea with the child in March 2025. The issues were reasonable expenses, the parties' income and whether the Husband had neglected to maintain them. The court rejected the Husband's claim that he was unemployed, found neglect, and ordered S$1,000 a month spousal maintenance for three months, S$1,400 a month child maintenance, and backdated maintenance of S$21,600.
[2026] SGFC 114 explained
YHH v YHI ([2026] SGFC 114) is a Singapore judgment decided by the Family Court on 20 August 2026. It is categorised under Family Law. It is a recent decision; within this corpus no later judgment has cited it yet. 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 [2026] SGFC 114 about?
YHH v YHI ([2026] SGFC 114) is a Family Court decision from 2026. Its published catchwords are “Family Law – Maintenance – Wife” and “Family Law – Maintenance – Child”, which indicate the subject matter the judgment addresses. The full reasoning and orders are in the judgment itself, linked below.
What earlier Singapore cases does [2026] SGFC 114 cite?
Among the in-corpus authorities it refers to are [2023] SGHCF 3. The complete list of cases cited, and of later cases that cite this decision, is shown on this page.
Summary
The Family Court heard a wife's application under s 69 of the Women's Charter 1961 for maintenance for herself and the child of the marriage, with the parties not yet in divorce proceedings. The court found the husband had neglected to provide reasonable maintenance and did not accept his claim of having no meaningful income. It ordered spousal maintenance of S$1,000 a month for three months, child maintenance of S$1,400 a month, household expense contributions, backdated maintenance of S$21,600 and costs of S$3,000.
What maintenance was ordered in YHH v YHI [2026] SGFC 114?
The Family Court ordered the Husband to pay S$1,000 a month spousal maintenance for three months and S$1,400 a month child maintenance. It also ordered household expense contributions, backdated maintenance of S$21,600 and costs of S$3,000.
Why did the court reject the Husband's claim of no income in [2026] SGFC 114?
The court noted his lavish lifestyle, including apartment rent of S$7,500 and S$8,100 a month, undeclared loans without supporting documents, large deposits into his account, and his failure to file a supplemental affidavit on further bank accounts.
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Judgment
Read the full judgment on the official Singapore Courts portal.
Read on eLitigationSource: eLitigation ([2026] SGFC 114)