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Looking for some legal advice on divorce. Singapore law requires us to be married for three years before we are allowed to file for divorce. My partner and I are currently separated informally. Not in contact, not staying together. We do not have any children or properties together. Do we need get a lawyer to draw up a formal deed of separation? I read that you separation can be informal, meaning that as long as it is a mutual agreement between both parties, with intention for the separation to lead to divorce. But I am just worried that the court wants us to prove the separation after three years and we might have trouble with the process without a formal legal document. As we are currently not in contact, I would rather not break the status quo for now by bringing up something that is not required. Also, does divorce require you to show up in a court? Or it can be done by just signing the divorce papers and submitting it?