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Originally Posted by FloweryMonk
Brothers, I am looking for an experienced divorce lawyer for obvious reasons.
I dun have much assets to contest but only want the custody of my son.
Prefer lawyer to be able to write and converse in Mandarin.
Please recommend if you know any good ones and rough cost / timeline.
A curious question: will a female lawyer representing a male party in this case be an advantage in court or negotiation with other female party?
Many thanks to helpful bros in my difficult times......
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Fyi, initial divorce, woman will get child due woman's charter. A lawyer will now only settle the maintenance part for the woman & kid if applicable & splitting of assets like HDB flat if any.
Custody of the child is another longer story & another legal battle. First round will be custody hearing and so on which is quite a S.O.P for judgement to share kid with visiting outing rights.
Only round 2 will be the actual fighting for care & control of kid.
So, incase you are not aware, you have 3 legal battles or 3 separate cases to go into ahead of you. Not one.
Financially, it will be something that you have to be prepared for. A lot of time & a lot to proof to show you are a better qualified carer for the child opposed to the woman.
You can look for:
Jonathan Wong
https://www.tembusulaw.com/about/our-team/
With regards to female lawyer representing you. It won't make any difference at all so don't bother about this.