The hearing was held on September 30, 2026.
In the first-instance marriage and family judgment No. 227/2026/HNGD-ST, dated September 30, 2026, the People’s Court of Region 7, Ca Mau Province ruled as follows:
1. The petition filed by Ms. Le Thi Bay is accepted.
Ms. Le Thi Bay is granted a divorce from Mr. Mr. Tan Chew Yoong.
2. As Ms. Le Thi Bay stated that the parties have no common children, jointly owned property, or joint debts, these matters are not consideredl.
3. Court fees:
3.1. Ms. Le Thi Bay shall bear the first-instance marriage and family court fee of 300,000 VND (three hundred thousand Vietnamese dong), which shall be offset against the advance court fee of 300,000 VND (three hundred thousand Vietnamese dong) already paid under Receipt No. 0000031 dated January 5, 2026, issued by the Civil Judgment Enforcement Department of Ca Mau Province.
3.2. Ms. Le Thi Bay shall bear 200,000 VND (two hundred thousand dong) as the fee for overseas judicial entrustment and 3,000,000 VND (three million dong) as the actual cost of executing the entrustment in Vietnam. These amounts shall be offset against the advance court fee already paid under Receipts No. 0000304 and 0000303 dated January 9, 2026, issued by the Civil Judgment Enforcement Department of Ca Mau province. Ms. Le Thi Bay has fully paid these amounts.
3.3. Ms. Le Thi Bay shall bear the entire publication fee of 2.75 million VND (two million seven hundred and fifty thousand Vietnamese dong) for the public notice published through the Voice of Vietnam. Ms. Le Thi Bay has paid this amount in full.
4. Ms. Le Thi Bay has the right to appeal within 15 days from the date of receiving the judgment or the date on which the judgment is publicly posted.
Mr. Mr. Tan Chew Yoong has the right to appeal within 12 months from the date of the pronouncement of the judgment.
If Mr. Tan Chew Yoong wishes to appeal, he must submit his appeal petition to the People’s Court of Region 7, Ca Mau Province, Vietnam at its headquarters at Thi Tran A Hamlet, Hoa Binh Commune, Ca Mau Province, Vietnam.
If Mr. Tan Chew Yoong does not file an appeal within one (01) month from the date of publication of this notice, the judgment shall become legally effective.
