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Old 29-07-2022, 01:23 PM
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Re: Divorced 10 years...Now wife wants more maintenance, what are my options?

Hi Bro,

Legally speaking, your wife can't just say "i want more you have to give me".

Look back to your divorce, there should be a Maintenance Order (or some document) detailing how much you're supposed to be giving her for child support (assuming that the kids are with her).

If you're fulfilling your duties, she can say she wants more but you don't have to give.

If she wants to escalate and bring to court, let her. She'll have to justify why need the increase + you get to defend yourself saying it'll cause too much hardship to you. Courts are generally fair, not going to force you to hardship to pay child maintenance.

If you want legal advice, there are many free legal clinics in Singapore that you can speak to for a general sense of what your rights are and how to move forward. Search for "Pro Bono clinics". Many CCs hold clinics on a bi-weekly or monthly basis.

From there, you can decide if you need to engage a lawyer or not.

Cheers, hope you don't get gouged out by your wife on this.