The Family Justice Courts (FJC) are headed by the Presiding Judge of the Family Justice Courts, who is assisted by the Deputy Presiding Judge, Judges of the High Court (Family Division) and judicial officers (such as district judges or magistrates), court family specialists and court administrators.
The district judges and magistrates may concurrently be appointed as assistant registrars.
The two main divisions in the FJC are the:
- Registry.
- Judiciary Administration.
The Registry
The FJC Registry comprises five clusters and divisions:
Family Cluster | Deals with divorce, probate, adoption, deputyship and international child abduction cases. |
Family Dispute Resolution Cluster | Deals with family dispute resolution services, maintenance mediation and counselling and psychological services. |
Family Protection and Support Cluster | Deals with protection against family violence, maintenance, protection for vulnerable adults and Youth Courts cases such as youth arrest, family guidance and care and protection. |
Strategic Planning and Research Division | Deals with planning and policy, performance management and research, strategic relations and programmes, and judicial capability development. |
Therapeutic Justice (TJ) Transformation | Oversees and drives efforts to implement FJC’s TJ Model via new registry processes, progress monitoring, and solutions generation to ensure integration of TJ into court processes. |
Judiciary Administration
The Chief Executive (Office of the Chief Justice) oversees the integrated administration of the judiciary, ensuring the efficient running of the courts and provision of effective services to court users.
Source:
https://www.judiciary.gov.sg/who-we-are/role-structure-family-justice-courts/structure