As an expatriate, you are faraway
from your home country. More often than not, you have limited friends and
family in Singapore. As such, having your child by your side every day may be
of utmost concern, because your child keeps you going.
Terminologies
Custody grants you legal
authority to make decisions on the major issues in your child’s life (e.g. with
regard to religion, education, health and so on). Custody may be held jointly
or solely.
Care and Control allows you to
have the child reside with you daily. It also gives you the authority to make
decisions relating to the day-to-day activities of the child (e.g. with regard
to meal times and bed times). Like custody, care and control may also be held
jointly or solely.
Access refers to the time the
parent who does not have care and control of the child is allowed to visit and bond
with the child. Your Singapore expat
divorce lawyer will be able to give you proper advice.
Considerations
In making decisions based on the
above matters, Singapore Courts deem the welfare of the child to be of
paramount concern.
The Courts will also have regard
to (a) the wishes of your spouse and (b) the wishes of your child, where he or
she is of an age to express an independent opinion. However, as mentioned, such
wishes will be secondary to the welfare of the child.
The fear of having your child
taken away from you may be strong enough to even convince you to keep a
marriage that has already fallen apart. That may not be wise. You should
consider seeking legal advice to better understand whether the odds are likely
in your favor before you decide if the pros may outweigh the cons in a
divorce.
You may
wish to seek legal advice from a Singapore Divorce Lawyer from one of the leading law firms in Singapore.
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