At an uncontested divorce hearing  

Proceedings in an uncontested divorce hearing

The court will send a Registrar's Notice to notify parties (or their lawyers, if any) of the uncontested divorce hearing date that will be scheduled within 4 to 6 weeks after the relevant documents are filed.

Parties and their lawyers (if any) are not required to attend the uncontested divorce hearing. Members of the public are not allowed to attend the hearing.

At the hearing, the court will grant an order for divorce known as an Interim Judgment if it is satisfied that the parties' marriage has broken down irretrievably. If there is an agreement between the parties on the ancillary matters, the court may record the agreement as a consent order. In this case, parties will need to ensure that they follow the terms of the consent order. This may include selling the Housing & Development Board (HDB) flat (if applicable) and ensuring that maintenance is paid as agreed.

Parties may then extract the Interim Judgment (Form 11, Family Justice Courts Practice Directions 2024 (DOCX, 42 KB)), at the LawNet & CrimsonLogic Service Bureau.

Extract the Final Judgment

Once the Interim Judgment has been granted, parties will have to wait for 3 months from the date the Interim Judgment is granted to extract the Final Judgment, or when all the ancillary matters (if applicable) have been resolved, whichever is later.

Extracting the Final Judgment finalises and completes the divorce proceedings.

Parties may choose to extract their Final Judgment personally or through a lawyer. If you are represented by a lawyer, your lawyer will extract the Final Judgment on your behalf.

If you are representing yourself, you must prepare the Final Judgment form (Form 12, Family Justice Courts Practice Directions 2024 (DOCX, 36 KB)) before heading down personally to the LawNet & CrimsonLogic Service Bureau to extract the Final Judgment.

You must follow Part 2 of Family Justice (General) Rules 2024 and the Family Justice Courts Practice Directions 2024 to prepare your documents.

• If you have filed your application before 15 October 2024, you must prepare the Certificate of Final Judgment Form (Form 33, Family Justice Courts Practice Directions 2015) and follow Part 5 of Division 2 of the Family Justice Rules 2014 and the Family Justice Courts Practice Directions 2015 to prepare your documents. 

Estimated fees

Parties will have to pay $14 to extract the Final Judgment.

In addition to this fee, there are also other fees payable to the LawNet & CrimsonLogic Service Bureau.

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