YIG v YIH
Key facts
| Court | Family Court |
|---|---|
| Decided | |
| Judge | Goh Zhuo Neng |
| Charges / claim | Primary School Registration Exercise |
| Counsel | Harry Elias Partnership LLP, Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP, Carrie Gill Kaur, Shawn Teo Kai Jie |
Source: [2026] SGFC 123, Family Court, decided — eLitigation. Updated .
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Case Significance
YIG v YIH [2026] SGFC 123 is a Family Court decision of District Judge Goh Zhuo Neng, with grounds delivered on 2 September 2026 after hearings on 23 July and 17 August 2026. The Father filed OADV 331 of 2026 on 30 June 2026 and the Mother filed SUM1777 of 2026 on 10 July 2026, each seeking to enrol their child X in a Primary School of their choice for 2027. The issue was which parent should have authority to register X, under Women's Charter s.128, given the shared care and control order of 6 February 2024. The court held X's coming of age for registration was a material change in circumstances, treated travelling time as determinative, allowed the Father to decide the school and awarded him $1,000 in costs, being $500 in each application.
[2026] SGFC 123 explained
YIG v YIH ([2026] SGFC 123) is a Singapore judgment decided by the Family Court on 2 September 2026. It is categorised under Primary School Registration Exercise. 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 123 about?
YIG v YIH ([2026] SGFC 123) is a Family Court decision from 2026. Its published catchwords are “Primary School Registration Exercise”, 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 123 cite?
Among the in-corpus authorities it refers to are [2026] SGFC 6. The complete list of cases cited, and of later cases that cite this decision, is shown on this page.
Summary
The Family Court heard cross-applications by the parents of X, a child due to be registered for Primary School entry in 2027, over which parent should decide the school. The court found that X's coming of age for registration was a material change in circumstances and that travelling time and preparation for school were determinative. It ordered that the Father may decide on the primary school, or secure another school if his choice has no availability, and awarded the Father $1,000 in costs.
What was YIG v YIH [2026] SGFC 123 about?
It concerned applications by a Father and Mother, each seeking authority to register their child X in a Primary School for 2027 entry. The Family Court varied the shared care and control order to decide which parent could choose the school.
Who was given authority to choose the primary school in [2026] SGFC 123?
The Father was allowed to decide the primary school where the child is to be registered, or to secure another school if his choice had no availability. The court regarded travelling time and time spent preparing X for school as determinative.
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Judgment
Read the full judgment on the official Singapore Courts portal.
Read on eLitigationSource: eLitigation ([2026] SGFC 123)