| Foo Siew Fong heads
the Family and Matrimonial Law Practice Group
and the Private Wealth Management Practice Group.
Siew Fong deals with all aspects of family and
matrimonial law.
The practice group was nominated the “Best
Matrimonial Practice” by the Asian Legal
Business Awards in 2002. In the same year, Asian
Legal Business named Siew Fong as one of Singapore’s
pre-eminent family law practitioners in their
Legal Who’s Who.
Siew Fong also handles preventive issues at the
beginning of a relationship, e.g. the preparation
of pre-nuptial agreements and has been invited
to sit on panels, national radio and television
programmes where she shares her experience on
the usual issues arising in divorce, assets and
children.
Siew Fong has been the President of the Singapore
Association of Women’s Lawyers (SAWL) since
March 2000 and played a significant role in the
publication “You and The Law”, and
“Teens and The Law”. She is the author
of “When Marriages Break Down:- Rights Obligations
And Division of Property”, a publication
by Sweet & Maxwell and was recently appointed
a member of the Committee by the Chief Justice
under Section 139 (1) of the Women’s Charter.
Siew Fong’s commitment to social work also
sees her appointment as a council member with
the South East Community Development Council as
well as a Deputy Registrar/Licensed Solemniser
by the Registry of Marriages. Siew Fong is also
a member of the International Academy of Matrimonial
Lawyers, which membership is open only to family
lawyers with experience in international disputes
relating to maintenance, division of assets and
children’s issues.
Siew Fong was called to the Singapore Bar in
1991.
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