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Provided by Shu Mei Hoon
Shu Mei is a sought-after advocate, international speaker, and a trusted advisor to the modern family.
With a niche practice in private client and family disputes, Shu Mei appears regularly as advocate at all levels of the Singapore Courts on all matters affecting the family including division of matrimonial assets, maintenance, family violence, complex custody and international relocation, as well as trust and property disputes.
As an accredited mediator and an accredited Collaborative Family Practitioner, she strives to find common ground even in the most complex of cases in negotiations and mediations, whether as an advocate or a neutral.
She has particular expertise drafting and negotiating prenuptial, postnuptial, financial arrangement and parenting agreements between family members.
Shu Mei has been appointed to the Board of Governors of the International Academy of Family Lawyers (IAFL) as an Asia Pacific Chapter Delegate in 2023. She was appointed a Fellow of the International Academy of Family Lawyers (IAFL) in 2021. IAFL is a worldwide association of practicing lawyers who are recognized by their peers as the most experienced family law specialists in their respective countries.
She has provided legal expert opinions to assist the High Court of England and Wales, the High Court of Bombay, the Federal Court of Australia and the Family Courts of New Zealand.
Shu Mei is also a Certified Digital Assets Advisor (CDAA) and has used her knowledge and expertise to resolve complex family disputes involving uncovering cryptocurrency and other forms of digital assets.
Shu Mei’s formative experience is rooted in commercial litigation and international arbitrations, and she has acted for corporations under SIAC, ICC, CIETAC, UNCITRAL and DIAC rules and is a member of the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators.
Shu Mei also speaks regularly about family law, private wealth, valuation of businesses, dispute resolution and mediation at local and international conferences.
She is also the co-author of various academic articles and practitioner guides both locally and internationally.
LLB (Hons), The University of Manchester (2008)
Graduate Diploma in Singapore Law, National University of Singapore (2009)
Advocate & Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore (2010)
Accredited Mediator (2019), Collaborative Family Practitioner (2018), Singapore Mediation Centre
Accredited Mediator, Singapore International Mediation Institute (2020)
Fellow, International Academy of Family Lawyers (2021)
Asia Pacific Chapter Delegate, International Academy of Family Lawyers
Fellow, International Academy of Family Lawyers
Member, Singapore Institute of Arbitrators
Accredited Mediator, Singapore Mediation Centre, Singapore International Mediation Institute
Collaborative Family Practitioner, Singapore Mediation Centre
Member, International Academy of Collaborative Professionals
Assessor, Panel of Assessors for COVID-19 Temporary Relief, Ministry of Law
Member, Law Society of Singapore Family Law Practice Committee 2020-2023; Member, Organising Committee of Family Law Conference 2019, 2021, 2023
Provided by Chambers
Shu Mei Hoon of Drew & Napier LLC is experienced in family-related matters. Her work includes prenuptial agreements, cross-border asset distribution for high net worth couples going through divorce, and custody and relocation matters concerning children.
Provided by Chambers
Shu Mei is good at keeping clients calm and not letting proceedings get carried away. She tops our referrals list because she does not only the financial side, but also children issues and relocation.
She is extremely professional, and she cares strongly for clients. Shu Mei tirelessly works on amicable solutions and clients are always happy with her work.
Shu Mei is good at keeping clients calm and not letting proceedings get carried away. She tops our referrals list because she does not only the financial side, but also children issues and relocation.
She is extremely professional, and she cares strongly for clients. Shu Mei tirelessly works on amicable solutions and clients are always happy with her work.
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Single-income and dual-income marriages: Identifying the applicable approach for the division of mat
In WXW v WXX [2025] SGHC(A) 2, the Appellate Division of the High Court clarified that whether a marriage is classified as single-income or dual-income in nature is dependent on the roles undertaken and discharged by the spouses during the marriage. This classification is significant as it determine
Division of matrimonial assets & the co-mingling of pre-marital assets
In WQP v WQQ [2024] SGHC(A) 34, the Appellate Division of the High Court held that the fact that the pool of matrimonial assets comprises substantial pre-marriage assets commingled with post-marriage assets is relevant to the division of matrimonial assets pursuant to s 112 of the Women’s Charter. D
Single-income and dual-income marriages: Identifying the applicable approach for the division of mat
In WXW v WXX [2025] SGHC(A) 2, the Appellate Division of the High Court clarified that whether a marriage is classified as single-income or dual-income in nature is dependent on the roles undertaken and discharged by the spouses during the marriage. This classification is significant as it determine
Division of matrimonial assets & the co-mingling of pre-marital assets
In WQP v WQQ [2024] SGHC(A) 34, the Appellate Division of the High Court held that the fact that the pool of matrimonial assets comprises substantial pre-marriage assets commingled with post-marriage assets is relevant to the division of matrimonial assets pursuant to s 112 of the Women’s Charter. D