Singapore legislation
Section 99
Section 99
Interim judgment and proceedings thereafter
(1)
Every judgment of divorce is in the first instance an interim judgment and must not be made final before the expiration of 3 months from its grant unless the court by general or special order from time to time fixes a shorter period.
(2)
Where a judgment of divorce has been granted but not made final, then without prejudice to section 97, any person may show cause why the judgment should not be made final by reason of the material facts not having been brought before the court, and in such a case the court may —
notwithstanding subsection (1), make the judgment final;
rescind the interim judgment;
require further inquiry; or
otherwise deal with the case as it thinks fit.
(3)
Where an interim judgment of divorce has been granted and no application for it to be made final has been made by the party to whom it was granted, then, at any time after the expiration of 3 months from the earliest date on which that party could have made such an application, the party against whom it was granted may make an application to the court and on that application the court may —
notwithstanding subsection (1), make the judgment final;
rescind the interim judgment;
require further inquiry; or
otherwise deal with the case as it thinks fit.