The Family Justice Courts (FJC) is a grouping of

courts A court is any person or institution, often as a government institution, with the authority to adjudicate legal disputes between parties and carry out the administration of justice in civil, criminal, and administrative matters in accorda ...

in the

judicial system of Singapore The judiciary in Singapore is divided by the Constitution of Singapore into the Supreme Court and its subordinate courts, namely the State Courts and Family Justice Courts. It is led by the Chief Justice, currently Sundaresh Menon. Singapore ...

that comprises the Youth Courts, Family Courts and High Court (Family Division). The Youth Courts hear cases related to children and young persons, the Family Courts hear all family proceedings except cases that fall under the Youth Courts, and the Family Division of the High Court primarily hears appeals against the decisions of the Family Courts and the Youth Courts.

History

In 2013, the Committee for Family Justice was formed to review how Singapore’s family justice system may be reformed to address the needs of youth and families in distress. It recommended setting up the Family Justice Court. The Family Justice Courts of Singapore are established pursuant to the Family Justice Act which was passed by the Singapore Parliament on 4 August 2014.

Legislation

The FJC deals with cases involving the following legislations: * Family Justice Act * Administration of Muslim Law Act (Cap. 3) * Adoption of Children Act (Cap. 4) * Children and Young Persons Act (Cap. 38) * Criminal Procedure Code (Cap. 68) * Family Justice Act 2014 (Act 27 of 2014) * Guardianship of Infants Act (Cap. 122) *Inheritance (Family Provision) Act (Cap. 138) * International Child Abduction Act (Cap. 143C) * Intestate Succession Act (Cap. 146) * Legitimacy Act (Cap. 162) * Maintenance of Parents Act (Cap. 167B) * Maintenance Orders (Facilities for Enforcement) Act (Cap. 168) * Maintenance Orders (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act (Cap. 169) * Mental Capacity Act (Cap. 177A) * Mental Health (Care and Treatment) Act (Cap. 178A) * Probate and Administration Act (Cap. 251) * Status of Children (Assisted Reproduction Technology) Act 2013 (Act 16 of 2013) * Supreme Court of Judicature Act (Cap. 322) * Voluntary Sterilization Act (Cap. 347) * Wills Act (Cap 352) * Women’s Charter (Cap. 353) It handled a total of 27,228 cases in 2015.

iFAMS

Integrated Family Application Management System ( iFAMS) is an end-to-end paperless system that predominantly deals with family-related cases brought before FJC.

References

{{Law of Singapore Courts in Singapore