Author: leslie_wongsk@webstergy.com
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My Story As A New Mum & Young Lawyer
By Isabel Chew-Lau of OTP Law Corporation, an affiliate of PracticeForte advisory Part One: My pregnancy and birth journey I was not ready to be a mum when my husband and I got married in November 2020. We were only 26. Most of my friends in law school were still unmarried; in fact, my close…
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Key Amendments to the Women’s Charter – Part 2 Enforcement of Orders Relating to Children and Other Amendments
This article is written by Nur Shukrina Bte Abdul Salam, trainee at OTP Law Corporation This article is Part 2 of an article on the Key Amendments to the Women Charter. You can read Part 1 here. III. Enforcement of Custody Orders and Child Access Orders Post-divorce, parties may encounter problems relating to custody, care…
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Key Amendments to the Women’s Charter – Part 1 Divorce By Mutual Agreement-and Related Amendments
By Nur Shukrina Bte Abdul Salam, Trainee at OTP Law Corporation (PracticeForte Advisory Affiliate) The latest amendments to the Women’s Charter and other programs supporting families, were motivated by the government’s “priority to save marriages where possible”. However, where divorce is inevitable, the priority is to have “therapeutic justice and child-centricity be fostered and brought…
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Pros & Cons of Online Mediation (Part 1)
By PracticeForte advisory affiliates Christian von Baumbach & Susan Tay Cons of online mediation If you are reading this article, then you are likely already a believer of mediation? Perhaps have heard enough good things about mediation to want to understand more? Nonetheless, it is still worthwhile to laud mediation. It is after all, THE…
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MACO -Lawyering as a Service (LaaS)?
Article By Lim Seng Siew This article was first published by OTP Law Corporation. The lawyer of yesteryears is trained to analyse a legal problem with a client and to come up with the best possible solution in the circumstances. Yes, there will be constraints of time and resources and the solution takes these into…
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Therapeutic Justice In Family Cases: The Psychologist, Part 7
Article By PracticeForte Advisory Affiliate Sylvia Tan Psychologists are mostly trained in assessment and treatment of mental health issues. We undergo four years of undergrad training, two years of post-graduate studies and specialist clinical supervision before we can be registered with a registration board. Psychologists generally end up working in the hospitals, government services or…
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Body and Mind In Conflicts
Article by PracticeForte Afrfiliate Christian von Baumbach In conflicts, as in all aspects of human life, there is a close connection between body and mind. A fight is never solely physical or mental, it is always both. The Japanese martial art of aikido allows us to observe conflicts from an interesting perspective. The fundamental principles…
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Therapeutic Resolution Outside the Courts Pre-Writ Part 1
This article is a collaborative effort between family lawyer Ms Susan Tay, and psychologist Ms Sylvia Tan. This article is a collaborative effort between family lawyer Ms Susan Tay, and psychologist Ms Sylvia Tan. We are writing about yet another collaborative initiative we call PF Restructure. You can read more about this at this link.…