Ever true to its paternalistic mien, the tiny city-state of Singapore will now demand that ex-husbands pay alimony and child support or face the threat of sanctions.For an issue that seemingly affects everybody, it hardly raised a peep when newspapers widely reported of the threat of jail time, financial counselling or even of ex-husbands requiring to post a bank guarantee, if and when they lapse in their payouts whether by accident, design or even if extenuating circumstances reasonably allow for it.
Also left unanswered was the ever important question if men would still be required to pay if the divorce were initiated owing to the “unreasonable behaviour” of women, which is climbing in instances as well as in official statistics chronicling the data for marital breakdowns. Full Story
