Good day to all Singaporean and expats. I'm a newbie here. So sorry that my first posting is a case that pertaining to the family law of Singapore and I believe someone here can offer me some sound advice.
My GF of 2.5 yrs is a divorcee (married & divorced in Singapore). Both her and her ex husband are none Singapore residents and they have 2 kids age 12 & 10. My GF was very shafted by her ex and was extremely short-changed in every imaginable way after the divorced but she is slowly picking up the pieces. I wish I could elaborate further as to how she got to this point of being financially crippled by her ex and how threatened she was by him...its such a painful long story.
The problem started about 2 months ago when my GF was informed by her ex that he and kids are leaving Singapore come year end. My GF was shocked with this decision he made without consulting her (joint custody 50/50) and he arrogantly told her that it was none of her biz what he does with his kids (although the kids, both girls are not keen to go to this country known for it notorious winter). MY GF then tried on numerous occasion trying to reason with her ex but to no avail. So when the push comes to shove, she consulted a Singapore lawyer and have managed to file through to the the court to stop the children from leaving until the matter of matrimonial assets division and interest of children are resolved before the judge.
My question is, is there anything the ex can do via the legal system to prevent such court order? What we knew was he had every intention of doing a runner with the kids. Appreciate any and every comment. Thank you.