Singapore legislation
Clause 110
Clause 110
Settlement of the wife’s property
(1)
When a decree of divorce or of judicial separation on account of the adultery, desertion or cruelty of the wife is pronounced, and when the wife is entitled to any property, the court may order such settlement as it thinks reasonable to be made of such property, or any part thereof, for the benefit of the husband or of the children of the marriage, or of both.
(2)
Any instrument executed pursuant to any order of the court at the time of or after the pronouncing of a decree of divorce or judicial separation shall be deemed valid notwithstanding the existence of the disability of coverture at the time of the execution thereof.
(3)
The court may direct that the whole or any part of the damages recovered under section 105 of this Ordinance shall be settled for the benefit of the children of the marriage or as a provision for the maintenance of the wife.