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How two men became big losers by dragging families to court after marriage splits

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It is sometimes better to negotiate for a peaceful settlement than to go for broke, especially when you don’t even have a strong case.

It is sometimes better to negotiate for a peaceful settlement than to go for broke, especially when you do not even have a strong case.

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SINGAPORE – An embittered husband who had barely contributed a cent to the matrimonial home ended up being the big loser when he tried to claim a big slice of his former wife’s $6 million assets.

The man asserted that many of her belongings were actually bought by him, even though his former spouse was a high-flying banker earning $30,000 a month, while he was jobless and did not shoulder any family expenses.

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