Rebecca Chia

Rebecca Chia is a Singapore-based lawyer at M/s JCP Law LLC with 5 recorded court appearances between 2016 and 2025. Active in Family Court, High Court. Primary practice areas include Conflict of Laws – Natural forum – Whether divorce proceedings in Singapore ought to be stayed based on forum non conveniens Domicile – Accommodation – Relevance to determination of domicile – Whether failure to own immoveable assets in Singapore negates intention to settle in this country Habitual residence – Whether mere possibility of cessation of employment negates habitual residence Family Law – Divorce – Stay of proceedings – Divorce proceedings in Singapore and France – Parties and their children are French citizens and have resided in Singapore for 10 years – Wife is working in Singapore and the children are studying in the French International School – Husband recently returned to France permanently – French courts obliged to apply Singapore law if they were to adjudicate on divorce and ancillary matters – Whether France is more appropriate forum to determine these matters – Whether divorce proceeding in Singapore should be stayed, Land, Civil Procedure.This profile is compiled from publicly available eLitigation.sg court records.