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Family Court

YKA v YKB and anor matter

[2026] SGFC 133Case no. [2026] SGFC 1338 paragraphs

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  1. Magistrate Soh Kian Peng:

  2. [2] The Wife had brought the following two applications against the Husband:

  3. (a) SSP 444 of 2026 (“SSP 444”) was her application to vary a Domestic Exclusion Order (“DEO”) previously obtained against the Husband.

  4. (b) MSS 578 of 2026 (“MSS 578”) was her application for spousal maintenance under s 69 of the Women’s Charter 1961.

  5. [3] Both SSP 444 and MSS 578 first came up before me for mentions on 12 August 2026. Both matters were fixed on my mentions list at the 4pm slot.

  6. [4] The Husband arrived late for that mentions. In fact, I had marked him as absent and was about to issue a warrant for his arrest when he strode into my courtroom at 5.02 pm with a leisurely air. He was completely unbothered by the fact that he was an hour late. His attitude displayed a complete and total disregard for the court’s time.

  7. [5] Given that this was the first mentions for both SSP 444 and MSS 578, parties were scheduled for a session with the court counsellors. Because the Husband had turned up late, there was not enough time for the court counsellors to speak with the parties. This left me with no choice but to adjourn both SSP 444 and MSS 578 to a later date.

  8. [6] I informed parties that both matters were fixed for a further mentions on 19 August 2026 at 10 am at Court 1B. I reminded both parties that they were to attend that session, and that there would be consequences for failing to attend.

  9. [9] Clearly, my reminder to the Husband had fallen on deaf ears. That was evident when I next saw parties for a further mentions on 15 September 2026.

  10. [10] Again, the Husband arrived late for that hearing. It also transpired that he was absent from the further mentions on 19 August. Because he was absent from that hearing, a warrant of arrest was issued, and subsequently executed against him.

  11. [11] After recording the order by consent for SSP 444 and giving further directions in the matter for MSS 578, I asked the Husband why he was absent from the further mentions on 19th August. He furnished no reason at all for his absence.

  12. Soh Kian Peng Magistrate

  13. The Wife in person and unrepresented.

  14. The Husband in person and unrepresented.