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Fighting over $3m some 15 years after couple split
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The ex-wife now wants her rightful share of a hidden stash, said to be about $1.4 million as she claims she was entitled to 44.5 per cent of their overall matrimonial assets.
ST ILLUSTRATION: MANNY FRANCISCO
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- Woman discovered ex-husband hid over $3 million during their 2010 divorce after he disclosed a foreign bank account while seeking reduced child maintenance.
- Judge Choo ruled full asset disclosure is mandatory in divorce, even in direct negotiations, criticising the husband's "deliberate concealment" of assets.
- Court didn't immediately rule on hidden assets; both parties must decide whether to start a new court action or reach a new settlement.
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It was a case of better late than never for a woman who discovered that her crafty ex-husband had hidden around $3 million from the asset split when they divorced 15 years earlier.
The ex-wife now wants her rightful share of the hidden stash, estimated at $1.4 million as she claims she was entitled to 44.5 per cent of their overall matrimonial assets.
