YIA v YIB
Key facts
| Court | Family Court |
|---|---|
| Decided | |
| Judge | Kevin Ho |
| Charges / claim | Family law |
| Counsel | Gopal Perumal & Co, Pathway Law Practice LLC, Gopal Perumal, Siva S Krishnasamy |
Source: [2026] SGFC 124, Family Court, decided — eLitigation. Updated .
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Case Significance
YIA v YIB [2026] SGFC 124 is a Family Court decision of District Judge Kevin Ho dated 3 September 2026, following hearings on 20 March 2026 and 7 August 2026. The Wife filed for divorce on 11 February 2025 after a marriage that began on 19 November 2010, and the Interim Judgment was granted on 9 September 2025. The parties agreed to joint custody of their three children but disagreed on care and control and access. A Custody Evaluation Report was provided in July 2026. The court was concerned about the children's exposure to mobile devices, the Wife's shift-based part-time working hours and the children being triangulated in the parties' conflict. It granted the Husband care and control, gave the Wife reasonable access and ordered counselling at FAM@FSC.
[2026] SGFC 124 explained
YIA v YIB ([2026] SGFC 124) is a Singapore judgment decided by the Family Court on 3 September 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 124 about?
YIA v YIB ([2026] SGFC 124) is a Family Court decision from 2026. Its published catchwords are “Family law — Custody – Care and Control and Access to Children”, which indicate the subject matter the judgment addresses. The full reasoning and orders are in the judgment itself, linked below.
Summary
The Family Court dealt with ancillary matters in a divorce between a Wife and Husband who married on 19 November 2010 and have three children aged 13, 11 and 10. The parties consented to joint custody but disputed care and control. After considering a Custody Evaluation Report, the court granted care and control to the Husband and gave the Wife reasonable access, including at least one weekend overnight, half of the school holidays, and a non-disparagement order, with counselling for the parties and the children.
Who got care and control of the children in [2026] SGFC 124?
District Judge Kevin Ho granted the Husband care and control of the three children, with joint custody by consent. The court cited the Custody Evaluation Report, the children's device exposure, the Wife's shift-based working hours and the children being triangulated in the parties' conflict.
What access did the Wife receive in YIA v YIB [2026] SGFC 124?
The Wife received reasonable access including overnight access, with at least one weekend overnight, half of the mid-year and end-year school holidays alternating by year, and a mutual order that neither parent disparage the other in the children's presence.
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Judgment
Read the full judgment on the official Singapore Courts portal.
Read on eLitigationSource: eLitigation ([2026] SGFC 124)