SINGAPORE, Nov. 14 -- A woman's attempt to reclaim two dogs from her former husband - and have him punished for contempt if he refused - has been dismissed by a family court.

According to CNA, the court accepted the dogs as matrimonial assets, but pointed out that the woman had offered no evidence that she was their rightful owner.

"It dawned on me that, like her ex-husband (Mr A), she is merely using them as a pawn to annoy me," the defendant said in his affidavit.

The couple, married in February 2020 and divorced in February 2024, had earlier agreed to retain assets in their own names under a consent order issued in May 2024.

At the heart of the issue were two dogs, identified only as X and Y, which the court observed were absent fr...