S'pore delivery rider, 51, blind in 1 eye with serious heart condition, fails to get S$500 monthly maintenance from ex-wife
The court found that his monthly income exceeded what he needed for basic living expenses.
A 51-year-old delivery rider, who is blind in one eye and has a serious heart condition, has lost a court battle to receive S$500 in monthly maintenance from his ex-wife. District Judge Kow Keng Siong dismissed the man's application, ruling that his medical conditions did not prevent him from earning a living or supporting himself.
The man, identified as YKM, was married to his ex-wife YKN for 28 years before their divorce was finalized in January 2026. Prior to the divorce, the man sought S$500 in monthly maintenance, citing his impaired vision and heart issues. Despite being certified permanently blind in his right eye in February 2025 and hospitalised for a heart attack in June 2025, YKM continued working as a delivery rider and earned around S$2,725 monthly, which exceeded the S$2,190 he estimated as his basic living expenses.
The court acknowledged the man's medical conditions but found that he did not meet the criteria for being an "incapacitated former husband" under the Women's Charter, as he had not proven that his health issues prevented him from earning a livelihood or maintaining himself. The man's application to receive S$500 in monthly maintenance was dismissed, as was his ex-wife's request for S$1 per month for her personal condition.
The court divided their matrimonial assets worth S$568,985.22 in favor of the ex-wife, awarding her around S$426,738 and the man approximately S$142,246.
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