Singapore legislation

Section 111

of Women’s Charter 1961

Section 111

Legitimacy of children of annulled marriages

(1)

Where a marriage is annulled, any child who would have been the legitimate child of the parties to the marriage if it had been dissolved, instead of being annulled, at the date of the judgment is deemed to be their legitimate child, despite the annulment.

(2)

The child of a void marriage born on or after 2 May 1975 is deemed to be the legitimate child of his or her parents if, at the date of such void marriage, both or either of the parties reasonably believed that the marriage was valid.

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