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Keep wills secret? It can cause ‘drama’ in the family
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If a surviving parent dies without a will, the assets are divided equally among the children.
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SINGAPORE – Many TV dramas often give the wrong impression that wills are best kept secret and revealed only when the head of the family dies.
Scriptwriters weave in the suspense because in most of these stories, the plotting and the killing usually start after aggrieved family members find out they have been disinherited or that the chairmanship of the company has gone to someone else.
