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Amendment No. 3 of 2024 (Practice Directions 2015)

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

(a) Amendments to paragraph 1 on Introduction;

Amendments to paragraph 10A on Providing the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (“ICA”) with Court orders or injunctions restraining or prohibiting the taking of child out of Singapore;

(b) Addition of paragraph 13A on Family Neutral Evaluation process;

Addition of paragraph 13B on Confidentiality;

(c) Amendments to Form 190A (Request for Assistance to the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (“ICA”));

(d) Addition of Form 190B (Letter of Consent for International Travel of Child(ren));

(e) Addition of Form 272 (Joint Consent Form for Family Neutral Evaluation) at Appendix A;

(f) Addition of Form 273 (Statement for Family Neutral Evaluation) at Appendix A;

(g) Addition of Form 274 (Joint Statement for Family Neutral Evaluation) at Appendix A; and

(h) Addition of Form 275 (Agreement for Binding Family Neutral Evaluation) at Appendix A.

2. The amendments will take effect on 15 October 2024 and will be reflected at https://epd2015-familyjusticecourts.judiciary.gov.sg from 15 October 2024.

3. Please find attached a document reflecting the marked-up amendments to the Practice Directions.

Dated this 8^th day of October 2024.