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When two brothers sued each other over $3m of family expenses
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Informal money transactions between family members are extremely hard to prove.
ST ILLUSTRATION: MANNY FRANCISCO
SINGAPORE - Nothing tests family bonds quite like large sums of money, as two warring brothers in Singapore found out when they sued each other over more than $3 million in expenses for a family home, special car number plates and fine wines.
The amount in dispute was substantial because it involved two real estate tycoons who were fighting over payments that were made before they fell out. The showdown was ignited when the younger brother filed a lawsuit against his elder brother to get back $2.8 million he claimed was a loan.
