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Unwed elderly couple fought over $1.5m in joint account after break-up
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The couple fought over their share of the $1.5m in their joint bank account. The money was all that was left from the sale of their $4 million house years ago
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The course of true love never did run smooth, said William Shakespeare, but the 50-year romance of an unmarried couple in Singapore almost did – until the former lovebirds fought tooth and nail in the High Court over their $1.5 million life savings.
Their last tango had all the drama of a Shakespearean play, given the swings and roundabouts the relationship had endured over the years.
