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Son who was bequeathed S$1 by mother contests her will, fails

THE WOMAN AND HER SONS​

The judgment stated that the late matriarch was a "capable, independent woman of strong character". Her first marriage ended in 1980 after she commenced divorce proceedings against her husband, who had abandoned the family.

She became a single mother of three sons, supporting them by working as a car park attendant. She remarried in 1992 and helped her second husband start his own scaffolding business.

In 2004, the woman started her own maid employment agency, specialising in bringing domestic helpers from India into Singapore, and operated this business until she died in September 2021.

She was a successful businesswoman well-known in Little India for her employment agency, the judge noted.
she is smart by bequest of $1 which nailed the coffin Had it been zero, its fightable
 
This one interesting.


but but ... can prevail or not at Appeal ? :cool:




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https://www.elitigation.sg/gd/s/2025_SGFC_128?hl=en-GB
 
This is the crux of the matter:

86 Why then did the deceased bequeath the HDB flat to S in the 2020 Will? This was propelled mainly by two factors: first, the deceased had been advised by ALC that, based on HDB’s rules against the creation of a trust over a HDB flat, the flat could not be held on trust for P until she reached the age of 30 years old. In fact, the creation of a trust over a HDB flat was subject to HDB’s approval. Second, ALC had informed the deceased that in such a situation, the flat would be managed by the minor’s custodian, such as a parent or legal guardian, until she turned 21 years of age. Alternatively, an express trust may be declared in the Will for a professional executor such as a lawyer or trust company to act as a trustee to manage the property until P turns 21 years of age.

(Clearly, the deceased had the clear intention to give the HDB flat to P but for the legal advice she received.)

Instead, the Plaintiffs argued:

95 The Plaintiff claims in his pleadings and submissions that:

(a) the circumstances surrounding the 2020 Will were suspicious as the terms were suggested by the Defendant to the deceased prior to its execution. The changes to the 2019 Will were instructed by the Defendant, not the deceased, to ALC.
(b) the Will was executed pursuant to a misrepresentation by the Defendant to the deceased that the Defendant would hold the estate on trust for the benefit of the beneficiaries of the deceased's estate.
(c) the deceased in reliance of the Defendant's misrepresentation, was unduly influenced, coerced and/or manipulated into executing the 2020 Will.​
 
but but ... can prevail or not at Appeal ? :cool:

Hard. He was unrepresented at the trial.. How to win? chatgpt ah ? :rolleyes:

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The deceased appears to have misunderstood the distinction between a trustee and a guardian. Moreover, even if P turns 21 she cannot inherit the HDB flat unless she is already married. If she is single, she will have to wait until she is 35.
 
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Hard. He was unrepresented at the trial.. How to win? chatgpt ah ? :rolleyes:

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The deceased appears to have misunderstood the distinction between a trustee and a guardian. Moreover, even if P turns 21 she cannot inherit the HDB flat unless she is already married. If she is single, she will have to wait until she is 35.
Trying to save legal Cost, end up in more debt.
 
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