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The man, 46, won a landmark case allowing him to adopt a child he fathered through a surrogate. Although same-sex marriages are not recognised in Singapore, and gay sex is illegal, the judge ruled there was a "statutory imperative to promote the welfare of the child... to regard his welfare as first and paramount". The lawyer of the man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is Ivan Cheong. He explained how he had managed to win this case in a country as conservative as Singapore.