Some “pain points” emerged during the discussions, said Minister of State for Social and Family Development Sun Xueling, such as the need to cite faults in filing for the divorce and having to file for divorce as a plaintiff and defendant.
As such, it will provide more marital counselling services for those who wish to save their marriage. It will also keep the requirement for a marriage to last for at least three years before divorce can be filed, and the three-month wait period before the divorce is finalised.“At the end of the day, we hope to make the divorce process less painful for couples who have decided to embark on divorce despite their best intentions to save the marriage,” said Ms Sun.
The Mandatory Parenting Programme was introduced in 2016 for couples who do not agree to the divorce and issues relating to their children, property and maintenance. In 2019, only 3 per cent, or fewer than 200 out of 6,700 children with parents undergoing divorce accessed child support programmes at DSSAs.Although there is the Children in Between programme, Ms Sun said the ministry is looking into additional counselling services that can be provided.
Include ' Parting due to incorrigible differences ' as the main reason for divorcing on amicable grounds.
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