ouse ▁does ▁not ▁agree ▁to ▁the ▁divor ce , ▁that ▁you ▁and ▁your ▁sp ouse ▁have ▁been ▁separated ▁for ▁at ▁least ▁four ▁years . ▁ ▁Typ ically ▁to ▁start ▁the ▁divor ce ▁proceed ings , ▁a ▁ 3 - step ▁process ▁is ▁required . ▁First , ▁one ▁needs ▁to ▁file ▁a ▁write ▁for ▁divor ce , ▁then ▁a ▁statement ▁of ▁particular s ▁and ▁finally ▁a ▁statement ▁of ▁claim . ▁ ▁Singapore ans ▁marry ing ▁over se as ▁ ▁The ▁law ▁does ▁not ▁require ▁Singapore an ▁or ▁P erman ent ▁Res ident ▁cou ples ▁who ▁married ▁over se as ▁to ▁re - register ▁( includes ▁" con ver ting " ▁or ▁" end ors ing " ▁a ▁foreign ▁marriage ▁certificate ) ▁with ▁the ▁Singapore ▁R OM . ▁The ▁marriage ▁certificate ▁issued ▁by ▁the ▁compet ent ▁authority ▁of ▁the ▁foreign ▁country ▁may ▁be ▁accepted ▁as ▁prima ▁fac ie ▁evidence ▁of ▁a ▁marriage ▁between ▁the ▁parties ▁named ▁in ▁the ▁certificate . ▁ ▁All ▁mar ri ages ▁contract ed ▁or ▁solemn ised ▁outside ▁Singapore ▁ ─ ▁ ▁( a ) ▁which ▁have ▁been ▁registered ▁in ▁accord ance ▁with ▁and ▁are ▁valid ▁under ▁the ▁law ▁of ▁the ▁place ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁mar ri ages ▁were ▁contract ed ▁or ▁celebrated ; ▁and ▁ ▁( b ) ▁to ▁which ▁both ▁parties ▁possess ▁the ▁capacity ▁to ▁marry ▁under ▁the ▁law ▁of ▁their ▁respective ▁countries ▁of ▁dom icile , ▁are ▁valid ▁in ▁Singapore . ▁▁ ▁The ▁final ▁ar b iter ▁of ▁any ▁dispute ▁as ▁to ▁the ▁valid ity ▁of ▁such ▁mar ri