Parliament passes changes to Women's Charter

SINGAPORE: Parliament has passed sweeping changes to the Women's Charter, which was last amended 15 years ago.

The key to the changes is making sure divorced men pay up to support their children and ex-wives.

Following the changes, a man who defaults on maintenance payments will have to go for financial counselling and do community service.

His maintenance debts can also be reported to credit bureaus, which would affect his credit worthiness.

And to protect kids, the court can transfer matrimonial assets - divided between parents - to a Children's Development Account.

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