Singapore legislation
Regulation 4
Regulation 4
Time for completing parenting programme
Subregulation 1
For the purposes of section 94A(1) of the Act, a prescribed party who wishes to file in the court an originating application for divorce must complete a parenting programme before filing the originating application for divorce, but not earlier than 2 years before the date on which the originating application for divorce is filed.
Subregulation 2
For the purposes of section 94A(1) of the Act, a prescribed party who is a respondent in proceedings for divorce must complete a parenting programme —
if the prescribed party wishes to file in the court a cross-application in those proceedings — before filing the cross-application; and
in any event, not earlier than 2 years before the date on which the originating application for divorce in those proceedings is filed and —
in the case where the prescribed party consents for those proceedings to be placed on a simplified hearing track under Part 2, Rule 8 of the Family Justice (General) Rules 2024 (G.N. No. S 720/2024) — before the originating application for divorce is filed; or
in any other case — not later than 22 days after the date on which the originating application for divorce in those proceedings is served on the prescribed party.