Family Law — Custody

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Family Law — Custody is a family law legal concept that appears across 38 reported Singapore judgments in this corpus, decided between January 2024 and May 2026, heard in the High Court (Family Division) (26), the Family Court (8), and the High Court (Appellate Division) (3).

Family Law — Custody is a family law legal concept that appears across 38 reported Singapore judgments in this corpus, decided between January 2024 and May 2026, heard in the High Court (Family Division) (26), the Family Court (8), and the High Court (Appellate Division) (3). The most-cited authority within this corpus is [2024] SGHCF 22, referred to by 8 other reported Singapore judgments here. The judgments listed below are the primary source for how the Singapore courts have applied this concept, ordered by how often each is cited within this corpus. This page reports those decisions; it is reference information, not legal advice.

Key questions about Family Law — Custody

Which Singapore cases are leading authorities on family law — custody?

Within this corpus, the judgments most often cited by other Singapore decisions on family law — custody are [2024] SGHCF 22, [2024] SGHC(A) 35, and [2024] SGHCF 29. The full list of 38 judgments applying this concept is shown below, each linking to the decision in full.

Which Singapore courts have decided family law — custody cases?

In this corpus, family law — custody matters were decided in the High Court (Family Division) (26 judgments), the Family Court (8 judgments), the High Court (Appellate Division) (3 judgments), and the Court of Appeal (1 judgment).

How many reported family law — custody judgments are in this corpus?

This corpus contains 38 reported judgments that apply or develop family law — custody, decided between January 2024 and May 2026. They are listed below in order of how often each is cited within the corpus.

Which cases shaped Family Law — Custody?

The Singapore judgments below apply or develop this concept, ordered by how often they are cited within this corpus.

[2024] SGHCF 22
WXA v WXB
17 May 2024
SGHCF
cited 8× in corpus
[2024] SGHC(A) 35
WVS v WVT
29 November 2024
SGHC(A)
[2024] SGHCF 29
VRJ v VRK
13 August 2024
SGHCF
[2024] SGHCF 16
VZJ v VZK
8 March 2024
SGHCF
[2024] SGCA 1
WKM v WKN
7 February 2024
SGCA
[2025] SGHCF 1
WZF v WZG
9 January 2025
SGHCF
[2025] SGHCF 17
XJI v XJJ
4 March 2025
SGHCF
[2025] SGHCF 26
XCQ v XCP
21 April 2025
SGHCF
[2025] SGHCF 45
XPG v XPH
29 July 2025
SGHCF
[2025] SGHCF 49
XOY v XOZ
15 August 2025
SGHCF
[2024] SGHC(A) 2
DDN v DDO
17 January 2024
SGHC(A)
[2024] SGHCF 11
WOZ v WOY
6 February 2024
SGHCF
[2024] SGHCF 3
WQT v WQU
24 January 2024
SGHCF
[2024] SGHCF 40
WTL v WTM
30 October 2024
SGHCF
[2025] SGHCF 38
XCZ v XDA
26 June 2025
SGHCF
[2025] SGHCF 40
XIB v XIA
27 June 2025
SGHCF
[2026] SGHCF 9
WQY v WQZ
7 April 2026
SGHCF
[2024] SGHC(A) 34
WQP v WQQ
18 November 2024
SGHC(A)
[2024] SGHCF 17
WVS v WVT
19 March 2024
SGHCF
[2024] SGHCF 42
XBF v XBE
8 November 2024
SGHCF
[2024] SGHCF 45
XFF v XFG
13 November 2024
SGHCF
[2026] SGFC 25
XZG v XZH
25 February 2026
SGFC
[2026] SGFC 3
XXK v XXL
6 January 2026
SGFC
[2025] SGFC 122
XSB v XSC
7 November 2025
SGFC
[2025] SGFC 127
XUH v XUI
26 November 2025
SGFC
[2025] SGFC 143
XWT v XWU
2 January 2026
SGFC
[2025] SGHCF 10
WYL v WYK
4 February 2025
SGHCF
[2025] SGHCF 12
WVZ v WVY
10 February 2025
SGHCF
[2025] SGHCF 44
VMG v VMH
24 July 2025
SGHCF
[2025] SGHCF 60
XGO v XGN
24 October 2025
SGHCF
[2025] SGHCF 7
XBV v XBU
22 January 2025
SGHCF
[2026] SGHCF 15
YCS v YCT
20 May 2026
SGHCF
[2026] SGHCF 12
CXR v CXQ
6 May 2026
SGHCF
[2026] SGFC 67
YDD v YDE
5 May 2026
SGFC
[2026] SGFC 48
YBA v YBB
2 April 2026
SGFC
[2026] SGFC 37
YAG v YAH
18 March 2026
SGFC
[2024] SGHCF 5
WQI v WQH
29 January 2024
SGHCF
[2024] SGHCF 7
VHK v VHL
31 January 2024
SGHCF

Outcomes & figures

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Compiled by the SG Case Law editorial team from primary sources — the judgments themselves and Singapore Statutes Online (sso.agc.gov.sg). · Updated 24 June 2026 · How we compile this