Our Featured Articles
Explore our legal articles and media features on Singapore family law, divorce, and cross-border disputes. These resources answer common questions and provide clear, practical guidance for navigating complex legal issues.​
Divorce: Getting the Right Advice
Divorce involves more than paperwork, especially for expatriate families in Singapore. This article explains how divorce works, jurisdiction considerations, and key issues such as asset division, maintenance, and child custody arrangements.
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It also outlines practical factors including residency, relocation concerns, and cross-border family challenges.
Straits Times Feature: Ensuring Care in Questioning Sexual Offences Complainants in Court
A landmark reminder that how we question survivors matters: An interview with Sarah-Mae Thomas about the concerns and care in sexual offence trials, tighter control of irrelevant lines of attack, and call for a clearer framework to prevent re-traumatisation in court.
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Source: The Straits Times
The Art of Marketing Yourself and Your Law Firm
In an industry built on reputation and referrals, this article explains why lawyers now need to be intentional about marketing in a digital-first world — and how to do it professionally. It covers the shift from traditional word-of-mouth to online visibility, and offers practical steps such as defining your brand values, clarifying your services and unique strengths, finding your niche, and building trust through consistent communication and results.
Dear Sirs, It is Time to Make a Change
Still using “Dear Sirs” in legal correspondence? This article explains why that small phrase matters — how it reinforces unconscious bias, why it feels exclusionary to many practitioners, and what simple, modern alternatives law firms can adopt to reflect today’s profession.
7 Experienced Female Divorce Lawyers in Singapore (2026)
Divorce can feel overwhelming — especially when children, maintenance, or asset division is involved. This article introduces seven experienced female divorce lawyers in Singapore and shares practical guidance on how to select counsel that matches your situation, budget, and comfort level.
Making a will in Singapore – which lawyers?
Wondering whether you need a will — and how the process works in Singapore? This article breaks down key questions (from appointing guardians to distributing assets), explains the basics of probate vs intestacy, and highlights what to consider for cross-border estates and regular will reviews.
Know Your Lawyer: Why Sarah-Mae Thomas, Managing Director of Sarah-Mae Thomas LLC, Is Singapore’s Elle Woods
A candid profile of Sarah-Mae Thomas’s unconventional path—from practising in Australia to qualifying in Singapore, building a boutique family law practice, and staying unapologetically herself. It explores her approach to family law, her emphasis on perspective and sustainability, and why she believes modern lawyering must be both human and forward-looking.
Finding Clarity Through Different Lenses
Using an eye-test as a metaphor for the turbulence of 2020, this piece reflects on finding clarity in legal careers. It shares insights from two podcast conversations—one with a former Chief Justice and another with a young lawyer—on purpose, mentorship, burnout, and redefining “success” in a way that’s sustainable and true to you.
Mental Capacity And The Law
A practical guide for navigating major life milestones in Singapore—marriage planning, cross-border divorce and custody issues, adoption and guardianship, wills and estate planning (including pets).
It highlights common pitfalls and why getting local legal advice early can prevent future stress, delays, and disputes.