Divorce: how much can a quick breakup cost?

A wedding is usually an expensive event, but do you know how much paperwork for a wedding can cost? divorce?

Last year, a total of 8,112 divorces were registered with the National Office of Public Registries (Sunarp), an organization that indicates that the registration of this marriage separation This may take at least 48 hours, excluding weekends or holidays. But the whole process can take much longer.

The fastest and least expensive way of divorce, known as “quick divorce”, can be done in municipalities and notaries, if they are mutually agreed.

For the procedure in municipality county or provincial law, the couple must take into account where they entered into a civil marriage or what was the last place of residence of the spouse, and must review a number of general requirements established by municipalities.

This quick divorce in municipalities can cost between S$130 and S$674 and can take anywhere from 30 to 90 days.

On the other hand, if you want to make your separation through notary You must go to an agency located in the area where you entered into a civil partnership or in the area that corresponds to your spouse’s last place of residence. The cost of these cases can range from S/900 to S/2800 and also take from one month to 90 days.

But, if the divorce is considered controversial, i.e. conflict for division of property, child custody or others, the price of the procedure may be higher.

In these cases, couples wishing to separate can apply to the judicial authority, where the cost of the administrative process starts from SGD 200, not counting the costs that must be incurred by lawyers.

It is estimated that the minimum payment lawyer It starts at SGD 5,000 and the process can take 1 to 2 years.

In addition to that, registering a split with Sunarp can cost you S/22 whether it’s a regular split or not.