Amendment No. 2 of 2024

It is hereby notified for general information that amendments have been made to Part VI and Appendix A of the Family Justice Courts Practice Directions. The amendments are summarised below:

(a)     Amendments to paragraph 14 on Particulars of Statement of Claim;
(b)     Amendments to paragraph 15 on Request for simplified hearing track for divorce proceedings where parties have agreed on ancillary matters;
(c)     Amendments to Form 6 (Statement of Claim (Divorce/Judicial Separation)) of Appendix A;
(d)     Amendments to Form 21 (Defence and/or Counterclaim) of Appendix A;
(e)     Amendments to Form 29 (Request for Setting Down) of Appendix A;
(f)     Amendments to Form 203 (Request for Dispensation of Parties’ Attendance at the Uncontested Divorce Hearing) of Appendix A; and
(g)     Addition of Form 271 (Agreement that Marriage has Irretrievably Broken Down) at Appendix A.

2.      The amendments will take effect on 1 July 2024 and will be reflected at https://epd2015-familyjusticecourts.judiciary.gov.sg from 1 July 2024.
3.      Please find attached a document reflecting the marked-up amendments to the Practice Directions.