DIRECTOR
CHARLENE NAH
Charlene is an experienced family law practitioner with a focused practice in matrimonial and family-related disputes.
Overview
She has advised clients across a broad range of matters, including divorce, maintenance, custody, and ancillary proceedings, and is known for her steady, structured approach to resolving sensitive family issues.
Charlene also advises on estate and succession matters, allowing her to take a holistic view of clients’ family and personal circumstances.
Notable Experience
Charlene acts in both contested and non-contentious family law matters, with particular experience in complex asset division and disputes involving allegations of non-disclosure or dissipation of assets.
She regularly assists clients in navigating emotionally charged proceedings with clarity and pragmatism, and is experienced in advising on negotiated settlements where appropriate. Her practice also includes wills and estate planning, enabling continuity in advising families across different life stages.
Awards and achievements
Leading Family Lawyer – Recognised in the 2025 Doyles Guide list of leading family and divorce lawyers in Singapore.
Family Law Rising Star – Listed by Doyles Guide for three successive years (2022, 2023, 2024) in family law, signalling consistent peer and market recognition.
Singapore Rising Star (2023) – Named by Asian Legal Business as one of Singapore’s rising legal talents in family law, highlighting exceptional performance and client service.
Professional memberships and appointments
Accredited Family Mediator, Singapore Mediation Centre
Accredited Mediator, Singapore Mediation Centre
Accredited Collaborative Family Practitioner (CFP), Singapore Mediation Centre
Notable cases
WGG v WGH [2022] SGHCF 25 – Acted for the wife in High Court proceedings involving extensive allegations of asset dissipation and non-disclosure by the husband. After going through extensive discovery, Charlene successfully persuaded the High Court to claw back a substantial sum of more than $3.7 million into the pool of matrimonial assets for division between parties.
WOS v WOT [2024] SGHC(A) 11 – Acted for the wife in a significant appellate decision concerning the operative date for identifying matrimonial assets. Successfully argued that assets acquired after the parties' separation but before Interim Judgment should remain part of the matrimonial pool. The decision, affirmed by the Appellate Division, resulted in approximately S$20 million of additional assets being available for division, with the wife receiving more than S$6 million.
Resealing Foreign Grant of Probate – Acted for the next-of-kin of a deceased high-profile individual in obtaining recognition in Singapore of a non-standard Commonwealth grant of representation, enabling the administration of Singapore assets exceeding S$29 million.
Personal Protection Order (“PPO”) – Acted for the mother in her application for a personal protection order for the child against the father who had care and control of the child. In the course of the trial, notwithstanding the lack of direct evidence, Charlene successfully proved to the Court that the father’s actions towards the child constituted violence that warranted the granting of the personal protection order for the child’s safety.
Deputyship and Sanction of Court - Acted in complex proceedings involving deputyship, estate administration and court sanction to obtain approval for the sale of property worth more than S$20 million, notwithstanding that more than six years had elapsed since the deceased owner's death and one beneficiary had subsequently lost mental capacity.
