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Who can apply for maintenance?
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Under section 69 of the Women's Charter, you can apply for maintenance
for your child from the other parent, if he or she neglects or refuses to provide your child with reasonable maintenance;
for yourself from your husband, if you are a married woman whose husband neglects or refuses to provide you with reasonable maintenance;
for yourself from your parent, if you are over 21 and you are still a full-time NSman or student.
For further information on how to apply for maintenance under section 69 of the Women's Charter, please refer to the Maintenance page in the Procedures and Processes section of this website.
The Court can also make maintenance orders for a wife and children in pending divorce proceedings under Part X of the Women's Charter, or as part of final orders in the ancillary matters in divorce proceedings under Part X of the Women's Charter.
For further information on divorce procedure, please see the Divorce page in the Processes and Procedures section of this website.
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What is a "CLAIM" and who is a "CLAIMANT" or “RESPONDENT”?
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A Claim is an assertion of some legal right which has been infringed upon by the other
Party.
A Party who is asserting that legal right is known as the Claimant.
For example, a shopkeeper who sues his customer for the unpaid goods will be called the Claimant.
A Party against whom a Claimant is asserting his right and has lodged a CLAIM against is known as the Respondent.
However , the term Respondent is used differently in an Appeal to the High Court against a Referee's Decision. In such an appeal, the Party who is appealing is called the Appellant, and the other party is known as the Respondent.
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What is a "CAUSE OF ACTION"?
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A Cause of Action refers to the facts which give a Party a right to sue.
For example, if a shopkeeper after delivering goods to his customer does not get paid , the shopkeeper will have a Cause of Action to claim the price or balance price for the unpaid goods, provided the Claim is within the Tribunals’ jurisdiction.
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What are "DISBURSEMENTS" and "COSTS"? What am I entitled to?
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Disbursements are out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Claimant in the process of pursuing his Claim at the Tribunals, and which the Claimant may present as part of his Claim. Please note that where such disbursements are claimed it is part of the amount claimed and the amount of lodgment fee which be based on the amount claimed.
Disbursements are not granted to the Claimant as of right.
Please note that unless the Registrar or Referee otherwise orders, a successful Claimant shall not recover from the Respondent more than $10 in respect of lodgment fee paid for lodging of the Claim.
Costs are different from Disbursements. Costs are usually awarded in a Court Action, other than at the Tribunals, to a party who has successfully argued or defended his case and includes time spent in preparing the case. The Referee will only award Costs, if Referee finds that the Claim is frivolous or vexatious.
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What cases are heard in Court 23 ?
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a) Magistrate's Arrest Cases("MAC")
b) Police Sumonses (PS)
c) Private Sumonses (PSS) including "intellectual property" cases
d) Sumonses prosecuted by the following agencies:
- Official Assignee("OA"),
- Ministry of Manpower("MOM"),
- Maritime Port Authority("MPA"),
- Health Science Authority("HSA"),
- National Parks Board("NPB")
- Energy Market Authority ("EMA")
- Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore ("IRAS")
Operating Hours of Court 23:
Mondays - Fridays: Morning Session: 9.00 a.m.
Afternoon Session: 2.00 p.m.
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