Legal & Financial Aspects of Divorce

Programme Highlights

Divorces have become quite common these days, underscoring the importance of understanding the legal and financial aspects of divorce. This insightful programme covers a breadth of the current and recent aspects of divorce from how one gets divorced and how marital assets are distributed to nuptial agreements and international divorces.

This well-rounded programme also looks at whether divorces can be avoided in the first place. We look some factors that contribute to lasting and loving relationships. And if divorce is inevitable, we look at how divorces can be friendlier through mediation, which avoids going to court, reduces stress and produces good outcomes especially when children are involved.

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4 CPD Hours
Mode: Face-to-face training
Date: 25 April 2025
Time: 9.00 a.m to 1.00 p.m.

For Whom

Life Insurance Advisors & Agency Leaders.
Financial Planners.
Financial Advisor Representatives.
Bank Relationship Managers.
Anyone seeking clarity on legal requirements and financial implications related to divorce.

Key Learning Objectives

At the end of the programme, participants should be able to:

Aiming for lasting and loving marriages – can divorces be avoided?
Meeting the legal requirements of divorces.
Dealing with matrimonial assets, maintenance and custody of children.
Safeguarding assets with wills and trusts.
Crafting nuptial agreements to protect assets and increase certainty.
International divorces.

Programme Outline

Legal Landscape Overview:

A look at Singaporean laws impacting divorce.

Making marriages last

Asset Management in Divorce:

Understanding the impact of divorce on diverse asset classes such as homes, bank accounts, and insurance policies.

Handling Ancillary Matters:

Dealing with custody and maintenance matters in divorce.

Making divorces friendlier

A guide to filing for divorce through a simplified track.
Nuptial agreements.

International divorces

What are some rules when the couple have different nationalities.

Real-world Case Studies:

Analyzing various case studies to understand the practical applications of the learned concepts.

Programme Leader

Keon Chee LLB (Hons) MBA is Founder and Executive Director of Riverside Trustees. He is a trust and estate planner who has worked with hundreds of local and international families on their estate planning and wealth management matters.

More on Keon’s background can be found here.

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