FJSS Application Form

  • Family Justice Support Scheme

  • Are you a Singapore citizen, permanent resident or foreigner?*
  • Have you approached the Legal Aid Bureau (LAB)?*
  • What is the status of your LAB application?
  • Do you have any Singaporean children?*

  • You do not qualify for legal aid under FJSS. 

    The Pro Bono Legal Clearinghouse grants legal aid to foreign spouses with Singaporean children who require legal representation in family law matters. Since you do not have any Singaporean children, you are not eligiable for FJSS. You may consider applying to our Community Legal Clinic for a 20-minute legal consultation.

  • You do not qualify for legal aid under FJSS at this time.

    You have not applied to the Legal Aid Bureau (LAB), which generally should be the first port of call for all Singapore citizens and Permanent Residents seeking civil legal aid. Accordingly, we encourage you to first approach the LAB. If your application with the LAB is unsuccessful, you may then apply for legal aid under FJSS.

  • You do not qualify for legal aid under FJSS at this time.

    As your application with the Legal Aid Bureau (LAB) is still pending, we are unable to accept your application as the LAB generally should be the first port of call for all Singapore Citizens and Permanent Residents seeking civil legal aid. If your application with the LAB is unsuccessful, you may then apply for legal aid under FJSS.

  • Do you have a rejection letter from LAB?*
  • You do not have a rejection letter from LAB. Why?*

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  • When did LAB inform you of the rejection?
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  • Family Justice Support Scheme

    Modest Means Legal Clearinghouse 

    The Modest Means Legal Clearinghouse assists Singapore Citizens and Permanent Residents who marginally fail the Legal Aid Bureau's means test. Under this scheme, a successful applicant will be referred to a maximum of 3 lawyers who agree to charge fees that are lower than their regular commercial rates in view of the applicant’s financial situation.

  • INSTRUCTIONS

    When completing this application, you will be required to submit the following documents:

    1. Identification document (NRIC)
    2. Marriage certificate 
    3. Child's birth certificate (if any) 
    4. Court / other legal documents (if any) - e.g. court orders, court applications, letters/documents from spouse's lawyer etc. 
    5. Supporting documents for your case (if any) - e.g. photographs, medical report, police report, evidence of maintenance etc. 

    If you have these documents ready, this application form should take about 15 minutes to complete.

  • Family Justice Support Scheme

    Pro Bono Legal Clearinghouse 

    The Pro Bono Legal Clearinghouse grants legal aid to eligible foreign spouses with Singaporean children in family justice matters.

  • INSTRUCTIONS

    When completing this application, you will be required to submit the following documents:

    1. Identification document (Passport, Employment Pass, Dependent's Pass, Long-Term Visit Pass) 
    2. Marriage certificate 
    3. Child's birth certificate
    4. Court / other legal documents (if any) - e.g. court orders, court applications, letters/documents from spouse's lawyer etc. 
    5. Supporting documents for your case (if any) - e.g. photographs, medical report, police report, evidence of maintenance etc.

    If you have these documents ready, this application form should take about 15 minutes to complete. 

  • COLLECTION, USE AND DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL DATA

    Your personal data is collected for any or all of the following purposes:

    (a) performing obligations in the course of or in connection with our provision of services in the form of legal advice and/or legal representation as requested by you;

    (b) verifying your identity;

    (c) responding to, handling, and processing queries, requests, applications, complaints, and feedback from you;

    (d) managing your relationship with us;

    (e) processing payment or credit transactions;

    (f) complying with any applicable laws, regulations, codes of practice, guidelines, or rules, or to assist in law enforcement and investigations conducted by any governmental and/or regulatory authority;

    (g) any other purposes for which you have provided the information;

    (h) transmitting to any unaffiliated third parties including our third party service providers and agents, and relevant governmental and/or regulatory authorities, whether in Singapore or abroad, for the aforementioned purposes; and

    (i) any other incidental business purposes related to or in connection with the above.

    We may disclose your personal data

    (a) where such disclosure is required for performing obligations in the course of or in connection with our provision of legal services in the form of legal advice and/or legal representation as requested by you; or

    (b) to third party service providers, agents and other organisations we have engaged to perform any of the functions listed above for us.

    The purposes listed in the above clauses may continue to apply even in situations where your relationship with us (for example, pursuant to a contract) has been terminated or altered in any way, for a reasonable period thereafter (including, where applicable, a period to enable us to enforce our rights under any contract with you).

  • WITHDRAWING CONSENT

    The consent that you provide for the collection, use and disclosure of your personal data will remain valid until such time it is being withdrawn by you in writing. You may withdraw consent and request us to stop using and/or disclosing your personal data for any or all of the purposes listed above by submitting your request in writing or via email to our Data Protection Officer at this email address: DPO@probono.sg.

    Upon receipt of your written request to withdraw your consent, we may require reasonable time (depending on the complexity of the request and its impact on our relationship with you) for your request to be processed and for us to notify you of the consequences of us acceding to the same, including any legal consequences which may affect your rights and liabilities to us. In general, we shall seek to process your request within ten (10) business days of receiving it.

    Whilst we respect your decision to withdraw your consent, please note that depending on the nature and scope of your request, we may not be in a position to continue providing legal services in the form of legal advice and/or legal representation to you and we shall, in such circumstances, notify you before completing the processing of your request. Should you decide to cancel your withdrawal of consent, please inform us in writing via DPO@probono.sg.  Please note that withdrawing consent does not affect our right to continue to collect, use and disclose personal data where such collection, use and disclose without consent is permitted or required under applicable laws.

  • Personal Details of Applicant

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  • Residential Status*
  • Gender*
  • Date of Birth*
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  • Are you able to speak English?*
  • Are you or the social service agency able to provide a translator?*
  • Marital Status*
  • Immigration Status*

  • Legal Advice/ Legal Representation

  • Have you sought legal advice on this matter before?*
  • Are you currently represented by a lawyer?*
  • Do you intend to discharge your lawyer?*
  • Have you ever been represented by a lawyer?*

  • Details of Spouse/ Opposing Party

  • Citizenship*

  • Is your spouse currently staying with you?*
  • Is your spouse contactable?*
  • Is the spouse represented by a lawyer?*
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  • Marriage Information

  • Type of Marriage*
  • Have you completed the Marriage Counselling Programme?*
  • Do you have a child or children below 21 years old?*
  • Have you completed the Mandatory Parenting Programme?*
  • Date of Registration of Marriage*
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  • Living Arrangements

  • Living arrangement during marriage*

  • Who owns the matrimonial property?*

  • Are you still staying in the matrimonial property?*

  • Children

  • Is your child / Are your children from this current marriage with the spouse listed above?*
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  • Areas of Assistance

  • 1. Please ensure that you select and mention all areas of assistance required, e.g. divorce, protection orders, maintenance, children-related issues. 

    2. If you bring up an issue after a lawyer has been assigned, such matters will be assessed on a case-by-case basis. 

    3. Please note that if there are multiple issues involved (e.g. PPO, divorce, maintenance, custody), and/or if any additional matter arises after the assignment of a lawyer: 

    (a) There may be more than 1 lawyer handling your case (e.g. one lawyer handling the divorce, another lawyer handling the PPO application); 

    (b) There may be a change in lawyer if the existing assigned lawyer is unable to manage; and/or 

    (c) You may have to manage some applications on your own. 

  • 1. Please ensure that you select and mention all areas of assistance required, e.g. divorce, protection orders, maintenance, children-related issues. 

    2. If any additional issues arise after a lawyer has been referred/ engaged, the lawyer may quote additional fees for the expanded scope of assistance.

  • Divorce

  • Do you require assistance with divorce?*
  • Reason(s) for Divorce*

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  • Have you and your spouse spoken about Divorce?*
  • Divorce filed?*
  • What stage are the proceedings at?*
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  • Personal Protection Orders

  • Do you require assistance with protection orders?*
  • What application do you wish to make?*

  • Who is the protection order for?*

  • Do you have an existing protection order?*
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  • Spousal or Child Maintenance

  • Do you require assistance with maintenance?*
  • Who is the maintenance application for?*
  • Status of maintenance application*
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  • Division of Matrimonial Assets

  • Do you require assistance with division of matrimonial assets?*

  • Children Issues

    Custody, Care and Control, Access
  • Do you require assistance with children-related matters?*
  • What kind of assistance do you require?*

  • Status of application*
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  • Who is/are the child/children currently residing with?*

  • Who is the main caregiver of the child/children?*
  • Is the Child Protective Service (CPS) involved?*
  • If the child/children is/are living with spouse/other(s), are you able to see/visit your child/children?*
  • Do you want custody of your child/children?*
  • Does your spouse want custody of your child/children?*
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  • Social Support & Other Information

  • Are you receiving help from an embassy?

  • Details of Case Worker

  • Means-Test Declaration Form

  • Self-Assessment of Eligibility

    Before you proceed, you may wish to preliminarily assess your eligibility for legal aid: 

    1. Average Monthly Per Capita Household Income (PCHI) must be S$950 or lower for the last 12 months prior to the date of application
    2. Annual Value of applicant’s place of residence must be S$13,000 or lower
    3. The applicant must not own any other property besides his or her place of residence
    4. If Applicant is under 60 years old, Applicant’s savings and non-CPF investments must be S$10,000 or lower. If Applicant is 60 or above, Applicant’s savings and non-CPF investments must be S$40,000 or lower.

  • MEANS TEST

    Part 1: Average Per Capita Gross Monthly Household Income (PCHI)
  • Are you employed (in Singapore or overseas)?*
  • Have you been employed at all during the last 12 months? (in Singapore or overseas)?*
  • Employment Commencement Date*
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  • Do you have other sources of funds? (example: maintenance payments from spouse, allowance from parents or friends, rental income, CPF payouts)*
  • Are you financially supporting someone who does not live with you?*
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  • MEANS TEST

    Part 2: Property Information of Applicant
  • Do you own your place of residence?*
  • Is your place of residence your matrimonial home?*
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  • Do you own any other properties (including overseas properties)?*

  • MEANS TEST

    Part 3: Capital and other assets
  • Do you have any bank accounts (in Singapore or overseas)?*
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  • Do you have any cash savings?*
  • Do you have any insurance policies (e.g. Investment-Linked Policy)?*
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  • Do you have any non-CPF investments (in Singapore or overseas)? This includes (1) Shares in your Central Depository (CDP) account; and (2) Any other financial/investment products with a cash value, such as fixed deposit accounts at financial institutions, and shares, bonds and exchange traded funds aside from those in your CDP account.*
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  • MEANS TEST

    Part 4: Income Information of Household Members
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  • MEANS TEST

    Part 5/5: Other details
  • Are you or your child on any government financial assistance plan?*
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  • Are you suffering from any medical condition that requires long term medication/treatment or surgery?*
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  • Do you have any outstanding conservancy, rental, utilities or medical bills, or any other outstanding legal liabilities?*
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  • Others

  • Next Court date (if applicable)
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  • In the event that pro bono legal aid is not granted, do you intend to commence legal proceedings on your own?*
  • Why not? (You may select more than one)

  • How did you hear about us?*

  • DECLARATION AND CONDITIONS

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