Low Jin Liang has extensive experience as lead counsel in family law, covering divorce, financial relief, personal protection orders, interim maintenance, and care and control applications. His work regularly involves multi-million-dollar asset divisions and complex child custody disputes.
Awards and Accolades
- Named in the Asian Legal Business” listing of Asia 40 Under 40” 2025. The list features the 40 most accomplished lawyers in Asia under the age of 40.
- Jin Liang was recognised by Doyles Guide as Rising Star in Family Law in 2025.
- He was featured in the Asian Legal Business list of Singapore’s Rising Stars 2022, which highlights "Singapore's next generation of lawyers who have demonstrated great potential and earned wide acclaim from their clients."
- Additionally, he was named one of Singapore Business Review's “Most Influential Lawyers Aged 40 and Under” in 2016, recognised for his thought leadership, influence, and success.
Expertise in Family and Divorce Law
Jin Liang’s expertise lies in handling divorce and family cases with complex financial issues, including the division of assets. He has acted as lead counsel in numerous highly contentious divorce proceedings in both the Family Court and High Court, dealing with disputes over the division of matrimonial assets, custody, care, and control of children. He also provides advice on prenuptial agreements and cross-border family issues, including family violence, relocation, international child abduction, and stay of proceedings.
Professional Journey
Jin Liang graduated with Second Upper Honours from King’s College London. After being called to the Singapore Bar, he initially worked as a banking and finance lawyer at one of Singapore’s largest firms before pursuing his childhood dream of becoming a family lawyer.
Notable Family Law Cases
Where cases are reported, they are cited from publicly available court judgments. In all other matters, client names and identifying details have been anonymised or generalised to preserve clients’ confidentiality.
Family Law – Asset Division
- High-Value Divorce - Securing 70.5% Asset Division for Wife in Long Marriage - Represented the Wife in a long-term 34-year marriage and successfully obtained 70.5% of the matrimonial assets - well above the typical 50/50 division - through detailed examination of both financial and non-financial contributions, and strategic presentation of the Wife’s lifelong role as primary caregiver and financial contributor.
- $41 Million Assets Excluded From Division in High-Net Worth Case - Acted for the Husband in a high-net worth divorce where the Wife sought to include S$41 million in assets and inheritance funds as part of the matrimonial assets for division. Successfully defended against the inclusion of the $41 million from being included in the matrimonial assets, protecting the husband's financial interests in this high-value dispute.
- Reversal of Previous Court Orders and Substantial Uplift in Asset Division - Acted in two separate matters where divorce and ancillary orders were previously made. We successfully applied to set aside the existing court orders highlighting procedural irregularities and the inequitable results of the previous terms, reopening the division of matrimonial assets and care arrangements. In one case, we secured an increase in the Wife’s share from 33% to 50% and obtained care and control of the child for her. In another, we increased the Husband’s entitlement from 26% to 50%. These outcomes reflect strategic litigation approach, deep understanding of procedural remedies, and ability to deliver significant just outcomes for his clients.
- Hidden Assets Across Four Jurisdictions & Overturning Prenuptial Agreement to Achieve 55% of Asset Division - Represented the Wife in a highly acrimonious divorce involving undisclosed assets spanning four jurisdictions and a contested prenuptial agreement which explicitly states that the Wife is not entitled to any share of the Husband’s assets in a divorce. We successfully argued for the wife for a complete dismissal of the prenuptial agreement. Ultimately, the Court awarded the Wife 55% of the Husband’s total assets, ensuring a fair and equitable outcome for a homemaker client - an outcome she would not have obtained if we had not been successful in invalidating the prenuptial agreement.
- Mareva Injunction Preserving Assets Before Divorce - Amid credible suspicions that the husband was dissipating his assets before divorce, we successfully obtained a mareva injunction to freeze the husband’s assets. The injunction effectively prevented the transfer and concealment of substantial funds, preserving the integrity of the matrimonial asset pool. This decisive and strategic measure secured our client’s financial interests and ultimately led to a favorable and timely settlement.
Family Law – Preservation of Business and Company Assets
- Protection of Successful Business Asset - Acted for the client in a high-net-worth divorce involving ownership of a successful well-known healthcare practice chain with multiple branches. Through our comprehensive legal strategy, we secured a private settlement where the business is not divided to the other spouse in its entirety, preserving substantial business assets and demonstrating complex matrimonial asset protection.
- $1 million Increase in Valuation of Business Assets - Acted for the Wife in a financially complex divorce involving competing expert valuations of the Husband’s company. Through rigorous financial analysis and strong technical arguments on the valuation reports, we successfully obtained a significantly higher valuation, approximately $1million more than the valuation proposed by the business-owning spouse. This adjustment ensured a fair and accurate reflection of the company’s true worth, directly protecting our client’s financial interests in a high-stakes divorce.
- Protection of Award-Winning Business Asset - Acted for the client in a divorce involving ownership of an award-winning, long-established traditional healthcare and medical enterprise. Through strategic negotiation and legal advocacy, we secured a private settlement that protected the business from division, allowing the client to retain full ownership, prevent substantial financial loss, and avoid the need for liquidation.
- Business Disputes Amongst Family - Acted in a S$9.3 million ancillary matter dispute involving competing claims among family members in a family-owned industrial company. Through strategic negotiation and meticulous financial review, we successfully achieved a private settlement that safeguarded our client’s financial interests as the founder of the company, preserved business continuity, and maintained family harmony, ultimately supporting an amicable divorce resolution.
Family Law - Maintenance
- Maintenance Reduction by 57% (Children’s Maintenance) - Acted for the client in a divorce where the Court initially ordered interim maintenance of $20,700 for the children. Through careful financial review and a strategic presentation of the children’s needs, we successfully reduced the maintenance to $9,000 per month at the ancillary matters hearing in the High Court - representing substantial long-term savings for the client of over $840,000 over the remaining maintenance period.
- Significant Maintenance Reduction (Spousal and Children’s Maintenance) - Acted for the client in an interim maintenance dispute where he was ordered to pay $15,000 per month for spousal and children’s maintenance. Following an appeal to the High Court, we successfully obtained a reduction to $11,500 per month, achieving a 23% decrease. This is further reduced to $6,000 per month at the ancillary matters hearing, securing a further 48% decrease. This resulted in a fair, sustainable,and substantial long-term savings for the client.
- Recovery of Overpaid Spousal Maintenance Following Spouse’s Remarriage - Acted for the client in recovering overpaid spousal maintenance after our strategic planning revealed that the former spouse has remarried overseas, which the client was unaware of. Through this approach, we successfully recovered a six-figure sum for the client, restoring funds that were unjustly paid and protecting the client’s financial interests.
Family Law – Custody and Relocation
- Preventing Child Relocation Overseas and Securing Sole Care and Control for Father - Acted for the Father in a high-conflict custody dispute where the Mother applied to relocate the child overseas. Despite the Mother being the primary caregiver, we successfully argued that the relocation would adversely affect the child’s stability and welfare. We ultimately obtained sole care and control for the Father, a rare and significant outcome under Singapore family law.
- Shared Care and Control for Father – Acted for the Father in a divorce where we successfully convinced the Court to grant shared care and control of a two-year-old child, with equal parenting time for both parents – a rare outcome given the Mother’s extensive allegations of parental conflict and difficulties in cooperation. This result highlights our strength in securing balanced parenting arrangements in high-conflict custody disputes, while safeguarding the child’s best interests.
- Cross-Border Access and Relocation of Child - Acted for the Father in a complex cross-border custody dispute involving proceedings in Singapore and a foreign jurisdiction. Under the foreign jurisdiction, the Mother was permitted to relocate with the Child to Singapore temporarily. The Mother subsequently applied in the Singapore Court to have the child remain permanently in Singapore, employing parental alienation tactics to strengthen her position. We successfully upheld the foreign court’s temporary relocation order and enhanced the Father’s access rights, preserving our client’s parental rights and ensuring the child’s stability and welfare.
Family Law – Track Record in Divorce Defence Trial
- Successfully Defended Against Divorce on Grounds of Unreasonable Behaviour - Acted for Wife in a contested divorce involving a 7-day trial with 5 witnesses, where the husband alleged that the wife has an explosive temper, threatened him with a chopper, showed controlling and exploitative behaviour. We dismantled each allegation through meticulous cross-examination and contemporaneous evidence. We successfully argued for the Court to dismiss the divorce application entirely - a signficant outcome under Singapore law.
- Successfully Defended Against Divorce on Grounds of Unreasonable Behaviour - Acted for Husband in a contested divorce where the Wife alleged emotional abuse, controlling behaviour, unreasonable sexual demands and sexual coercion. Through meticulous preparation and rigorous cross-examination of witnesses, we successfully dismantled the allegations. Jin Liangargued successfully for the Court to dismiss the divorce applications.
Protection Personal Orders (PPOs)
- Obtaining Personal Protection Orders (PPOs) in Family and Domestic Disputes - Successfully represented clients in obtaining Personal Protection Orders (PPOs) in situations involving family violence, harassment, physical assault, and threatening behaviour, even in cases with limited objective evidence. In one notable matter, we secured a PPO for a wife who had been pulled and strangled by her husband, despite the absence of eyewitness or medical report proving the incident. Through precision cross-examination and persuasive submissions, we secured protective orders that safeguarded our clients’ safety and well-being.
- Defending Against False PPO Allegations - Acted for a Husband in a PPO proceeding where the Wife alleged marital rape and sexual assault. Through careful presentation of the evidence and submissions, we secured a withdrawal of the PPO, protecting our client’s reputation, rights, and liberty.
Reported Cases
- WTL v WTM and another appeal – [2024] SGHCF 40 - Major Victory Secured for the Wife: Jin Liang successfully obtained care and control of the children and achieved a substantial uplift in assets after the High Court decisively penalized the Husband for the non-disclosure of wealth. This landmark judgment also established clearer legal principles concerning renovation costs, allowances, and the application of adverse inferences in asset division. Read the full judgment here. Reported in The Straits Times (5 July 2025) here.
- WYA v WYB – [2024] SGFC 37 - Successful Defence of Business Assets: Acted for the Husband in a high-value dispute where the Wife alleged asset dissipation and concealment across private companies. Jin Liang successfully defended against the Wife's aggressive attempts to breach the corporate veil through wide-ranging discovery and interrogatories. The judgment is a key authority that clarified the boundaries of disclosure in family proceedings, safeguarding the Husband’s legitimate business operations from unwarranted corporate investigation.
- VYJ v VYK – [2021] SGFC 125 - Overturning Prenuptial Agreement and Tracing Hidden Assets Across Four Jurisdictions: Jin Liang successfully set aside a Prenuptial Agreement relied upon by the Husband in this complex, cross-border divorce. Facing hidden assets across more than four jurisdictions, he further secured the client's position by successfully defending an appeal before the High Court and defeating the Husband’s application for leave to appeal to the Appellate Division/Court of Appeal. This landmark case decisively underscores our firm's expertise in cross-border matrimonial disputes and the forensic tracing of complex, global assets.
Civil Litigation and Corporate Law
Jin Liang's work experience includes:
- Acting as lead counsel for a private client in a $40 million dispute.
- Acting as lead counsel for a private client in a $41 million dispute.
- Acting for major banks and financiers such as DBS, UOB, OCBC, Bank Central Asia, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, MG Leasing Corporation, Showa Leasing Co. Ltd, and borrowers in financing and refinancing transactions for construction projects, cross-border finance lease transactions and floor stock facilities.
- Acting for YTL Power Seraya to advise and negotiate on all its ISDA documentation for FX and commodities transactions.
- Acting for major banks, such as Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, OCBC, UOB and DBS on banking and finance transactions in Myanmar and advising on regulatory and compliance requirements under Myanmar law in relation to the grant of offshore loans and grant of security in Myanmar by foreign banks.
- Acting for the Laguna, Banyan Tree and Angsana group in the development of the largest fully-integrated resort in Vietnam and in the sale of resort units and villas for investment and residential purposes in Vietnam.
- Acting for reputable clients on investments/joint ventures in Vietnam and Myanmar, including for Sembcorp Development in a joint venture for the development of the Vietnam-Singapore Industrial Park in Binh Duong province of Vietnam, for Keppel Land in the development of various residential plots in Vietnam and for Mitsubishi Corporation in a US$200 million joint venture for the investment of an integrated food business in Myanmar.
Appointments and Memberships
- Singapore Mediation Centre Accredited Mediator.
- Singapore Mediation Centre Accredited Collaborative Family Practitioner (CFP).
- Appointed to Singapore Mediation Centre’s Panel of Collaborative Family Practitioners (CFP).
- Associate Mediator of the Law Society Mediation Scheme Panel of Mediators.
- Member, Law Society of Singapore.
- Member, Singapore Academy of Laws.
- Vice-Chairman, Electoral Appeal Committee, Football Association of Singapore.
- Appointed by the Chief Justice to the Inquiry Panel of the Law Society of Singapore.