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Contents

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Part I PRELIMINARY

Part II MONOGAMOUS MARRIAGES

Part III SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES

Part IV REGISTRATION

Part V PENALTIES AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION AND REGISTRATION OF MARRIAGES

Part VI RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF HUSBAND AND WIFE

Part VII PROTECTION OF FAMILY

Part VIII MAINTENANCE OF WIFE AND CHILDREN

Part IX ENFORCEMENT OF MAINTENANCE ORDERS

Part X

Chapter 1 — DIVORCE

Chapter 2 — JUDICIAL SEPARATION

Chapter 3 — NULLITY OF MARRIAGE

Chapter 4 — FINANCIAL PROVISIONS CONSEQUENT ON MATRIMONIAL PROCEEDINGS

Chapter 4A — Financial relief consequential on foreign matrimonial proceedings

Chapter 5 — WELFARE OF CHILDREN

Chapter 6 — GENERAL PROVISIONS

Part XI OFFENCES AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS

Part XII MISCELLANEOUS

FIRST SCHEDULE Kindred and Affinity Prohibited Degrees of Relationship

SECOND SCHEDULE Consents Required to the Marriage of A Minor

Legislative History

 
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On 26/05/2013, you requested for the version in force on 26/05/2013 incorporating all amendments published on or before 26/05/2013. The closest version currently available is that of 28/03/2013.
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Jurisdiction of court in matrimonial proceedings
93.
—(1)  Subject to subsection (2), the court shall have jurisdiction to hear proceedings for divorce, presumption of death and divorce, judicial separation or nullity of marriage only if either of the parties to the marriage is —
(a)
domiciled in Singapore at the time of the commencement of the proceedings; or
(b)
habitually resident in Singapore for a period of 3 years immediately preceding the commencement of the proceedings.
[42/2005]
(2)  In proceedings for nullity of marriage on the ground that the marriage is void or voidable, the court may, notwithstanding that the requirements in subsection (1) are not fulfilled, grant the relief sought where both parties to the marriage reside in Singapore at the time of the commencement of the proceedings.
[42/2005]
(3)  For the purposes of proceedings for nullity of marriage, “marriage” includes a marriage which is not valid by virtue of any of the provisions of this Act.
[42/2005]