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A woman sought a court order to stop her ex-husband from selling their home to settle his investment loss of $480,000 as she was worried of being left with nothing.

A woman who had filed for divorce sought a court order to stop her husband from selling their home to settle his investment loss of $480,000 as she was worried of being left with nothing.

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SINGAPORE - Many couples break up over debts, but such disputes will not just end after the split as money woes can continue to dog them, as one couple here found out.

In an unusual move, a woman who had filed for divorce sought a court order to stop her husband from selling their matrimonial home to settle his investment loss of $480,000, as she was worried about being left with nothing.

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