Singapore legislation
Clause 98
Clause 98
Decree of judicial separation obtained during the absence of husband or wife may be reversed
(1)
Any husband or wife, upon the application of whose wife or husband, as the case may be, a decree of judicial separation has been pronounced, may, at any time thereafter, present a petition to the court praying for a reversal of such decree on the ground that it was obtained in his or her absence and that there was reasonable excuse for the alleged desertion where desertion was the ground of such decree.
(2)
The court may, on being satisfied of the truth of the allegations of such petition, reverse the decree accordingly.