What is a Divorce?

by | Feb 9, 2016 | Knowledge & Insights

What is a Divorce?

  • Divorce is the legal process that formally and officially ends a registered marriage.
  • The parties to a marriage can only remarry after obtaining the Final Judgment, which the Family Justice Court issued when a Divorce is concluded.
  • Divorce Court cases will be conducted in the Family Justice Courts if the marriage involved non-Muslim parties or both parties were married under Civil Law.
  • Divorce Court cases will be conducted in the Syariah Court if the marriage involved Muslim parties or both parties were married under Muslim Law or Syariah Law.
About the author

About the author

Jonathan Wong

Jonathan is the Founder and Managing Director of Tembusu Law. He is also the founder of LawGuide Singapore, a prominent legaltech startup which successfully created and launched Singapore’s first legal chatbot in 2017.