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The peril of losing a million-dollar inheritance within a year
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You cannot complain that a new will is invalid just because you find out about it only much later.
ST ILLUSTRATION: MANNY FRANCISCO
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- A woman challenged her father's will, claiming he lacked mental capacity due to age and illness when changing it to favour her brother. She alleged suspicious circumstances due to the lawyer's absence.
- The High Court ruled the 2012 will valid, as the daughter provided no expert medical evidence to counter witnesses who testified to his lucidity and clear intent to favour his son.
- The judge highlighted key lessons for legacy planning: the importance of legal counsel when writing wills, the inconclusiveness of tentative medical notes, and the irrelevance of fairness arguments.
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SINGAPORE - Nothing can blow family harmony to smithereens quite like a disputed will, as a warring brother and sister know only too well.
The fuse was lit when the sister was named in her father’s will as the sole beneficiary of a multimillion-dollar house. It all seemed quite straightforward, even endearing, given that the patriarch had referred to her as “my loving daughter”.
