Read the full judgment text of FCMC 005488/2006 on BabelCite. This Family Court judgment was delivered on 4 December 2007 before Her Honour Judge Sharon D. Melloy.
Divorce – Validity of marriage – Indonesian law – Customary divorce – Separation – Matrimonial Causes Ordinance – FCMC 5488 / 2006 – Whether marriage valid under Indonesian law without registration – Yes; no requirement for Foreign Orientals non-Chinese in 1960. Whether marriage dissolved by custom in 1980 – No; insufficient evidence. Whether court should refuse recognition of divorce – Yes; if wife not informed. Whether separation for two years – Yes; relationship deteriorated from 1995. Decree nisi of divorce granted. Costs reserved.
Legal issues: Validity of marriage under Indonesian law · Dissolution by custom in 1980 · Recognition of foreign divorce under s. 61 MCO · Separation period for divorce
Outcome: Decree nisi of divorce granted
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